Adheeb who is currently on an official visit to China told Haveeru "I'm not one to hide." "There's no way I'm not returning to Maldives," At first, a police team raided Shoora Manzil in Maafannu ward of capital Male Friday evening. It is the residence of the vice president's brother-in-law Hamid Ismail, who serves as the managing director of boat building giant Gulf Craft Maldives. Police had said Hamid’s residence was raided as part of an on-going investigation but did not give any details. Meanwhile, a simultaneous raid was conducted on the office of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), located in the Velaanage office complex. The corporation, which handles Maldives tourism promotion, is headed by Abdulla Ziyath who has close ties to the vice president. The raids follow similar raids on Tuesday on apartments located in the building where Ziyath resides in. Police have not yet made public why the raids were conducted. However, Tuesday’s raids were reportedly carried out over a case filed with the police claiming that the ownership of online news website Vaguthu was forcibly transferred. The raids involving close associates of the vice president come in the wake of rumours and opposition allegations that he had orchestrated an explosion on a speedboat carrying the president late last month. When asked about the raids, Adheeb said "the truth will come to light" once the investigation into the blast is completed. "It's disappointing that some people are trying to make this political. I'm here carrying out the economic tasks I was assigned to," he said. "I'm here in China because the president asked me to. I'm here doing the government's work." President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim were travelling to capital Male from the Ibrahiim Nasir International Airport (INIA), which is located on the nearby island of Hulhule, on September 28 when the explosion took place. They had returned home that morning after concluding their visit to Saudi Arabia to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage. The president was unhurt, but the first lady suffered a spinal fracture while presidential secretary Fathimath Mohamed Solih and bodyguard Abdu Nasir received minor injuries including burns. The first lady still remains in hospital. Vice President Adheeb had earlier dismissed rumours and opposition claims linking him to the explosion. In two separate interviews last week, he had sought out to deflect the rumours and accusations. The accusations concerning Vice President Adheeb have been further fuelled by his absence that day to greet the president on his return to the country. The vice president, however, maintains that he was too ill to travel to the airport to greet the president. The vice president was absent from the president’s meeting with parliamentarians Monday further fuelling reports that he had been side-lined following the blast. Since the explosion, he had attended only two official functions and had cancelled several pre-planned appointments. Vice President Adheeb was notably absent from the meeting Sunday between President Yameen and visiting Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. He also did not attend a function on Sunday evening to rebrand Herathera resort. The government also remained tight-lipped Friday on the vice president's on-going visit to China. The vice president’s high-profile interactions in China, including his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday, have not appeared on any official media platform. Photos and commentary on the vice president’s visit are being shared only on his Facebook page and social media accounts handled by his supporters. There is no mention of the vice president’s meetings on the President’s Office website, which always provides up-to-date coverage on the activities of the president and the vice president. The latest news item related to the vice president is one about his departure to China on Tuesday.