India, May 16 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday continued its searches at 13 locations as part of its money laundering probe into the construction of 41 illegal buildings in Vasai East on a 60-acre plot earmarked for public projects. The searches resulted in seizure of cash and valuables worth Rs.32.29 crore, including diamond-studded jewellery and bullion worth Rs.23.25 crore and Rs.9.04 crore in cash.

Most of the cash and all the valuables were seized from the Hyderabad residence of YS Reddy, deputy director (town planning), Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC), said sources in the investigating agency. Reddy was at home at the time and was later rushed to a local hospital on complaints of heart-related problems...