Dehradun, Sept. 27 -- Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Dehradun on Saturday after being summoned by the agency in connection with alleged irregularities in the 2016 Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari (VPDO) recruitment examination conducted by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC). A close aide of Rawat said ED had sent him a notice two days earlier seeking documents related to his properties, bank accounts and residence. Rawat, in a Facebook post, said he had reached the ED office "with the blessings of mother". "Remembering my mother, Mother Jagadamba and Mother Earth, I have reached the ED office today with the blessings of Mother. I have not called anyone and I have not even told anyone. I have come alone with my mother." he said The development comes days after ED's Dehradun sub-zonal office conducted searches on September 10 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the 2016 UKSSSC VPDO examination case. The agency said the searches were conducted at multiple locations in Dehradun, including the residence of Chandan Singh Jeena, Rawat's personal assistant. According to ED, the money-laundering investigation stems from an FIR registered at the Vigilance police station in Dehradun and three subsequent FIRs related to recruitment irregularities. At Jeena's residence, ED said it recovered Rs.32 lakh in unaccounted cash, 200.5 grams of gold comprising 13 gold coins and seven gold chains, and 12 luxury wristwatches. The watches included brands such as Rolex, Rado, Piaget, Movado, Tissot and Casio Edifice. The agency also froze bank accounts belonging to Jeena and his family members, with aggregate credit balances of Rs.52.16 lakh, and seized mobile phones for forensic examination. ED said the total value of assets seized and frozen directly at Jeena's residence was estimated at Rs.1.28 crore. The agency had maintained that its investigation was continuing and that further arrests or attachment of assets could not be ruled out. On large quantity of cash, jewellery and other items had been seized from his former aide in Dehradun, Harish Rawat on September 12 had said the facts would emerge in due course. He acknowledged that Jeena had served as his officer on special duty (OSD) and had handled significant responsibilities during the various positions Rawat held in the party and government....