The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has seized Rs 1.62 crore in cash, most of it in Rs 2,000 denomination, following a raid against a man accused of extortion, murder, and liquor smuggling in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Daman. A total of nine residential and commercial properties belonging to Suresh Jagubhai Patel and his associates were subjected to search operations on June 19 in Daman and Valsad, Gujarat. These searches were conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The probe agency further mentioned that Suresh Jagubhai Patel and his accomplices, namely Ketan Patel, Vipul Patel, and Miten Patel, are currently in judicial custody in relation to a double murder case in Daman that took place in 2018.