Hyderabad, March 26 -- Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) stumbled upon a unique scene where their searches uncovered Rs 2.5 crores in undisclosed cash concealed within a washing machine.

Capricornian Shipping & Logistics Pvt Ltd & its directors Vijay Kumar Shukla and Sanjay Goswami and associated entities Laxmiton Maritime, Hindustan International, Rajnandini Metals Limited, Stawart Alloys India Pvt Ltd, Bhagyanagar Ltd, Vinayak Steels Limited, Vashishta Constructions Pvt Ltd and their directors/partners Sandeep Garg, Vinod Kedia and others were raided at various locations in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kurukshetra and Kolkata.

The ED conducted searches under the provisions of FEMA,1999, a press release said.

The ED launched an...