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ED attaches properties of IAS officer worth over Rs 82 crore
By IndianMandarins- 02 Dec 2022
1301New Delhi (02.12.2022): Enforcement Directorate (ED) has
provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹82.77 crore of suspended officer Pooja Singhal (IAS: 2000: JH) in Ranchi. The IAS officer was arrested in a money
laundering case linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Khunti
district and some other financial transactions. Singhal was posted as deputy
commissioner (DC) of Khunti district between February 16, 2009, and July 19,
2010. Properties include one super speciality hospital, a
diagnostics centre and two land parcels situated in Ranchi. Investigation
revealed that Proceeds of Crime generated from the MNREGA Scam in form of
commission was deposited in different bank accounts belonging to Pooja Singhal
& her relatives.
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ED attaches properties of IAS officer worth over Rs 82 crore
By IndianMandarins - 2022-12-02 09:46:00
New Delhi (02.12.2022): Enforcement Directorate (ED) has
provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹82.77 crore of suspended officer Pooja Singhal (IAS: 2000: JH) in Ranchi. The IAS officer was arrested in a money
laundering case linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Khunti
district and some other financial transactions. Singhal was posted as deputy
commissioner (DC) of Khunti district between February 16, 2009, and July 19,
2010.
Properties include one super speciality hospital, a diagnostics centre and two land parcels situated in Ranchi. Investigation revealed that Proceeds of Crime generated from the MNREGA Scam in form of commission was deposited in different bank accounts belonging to Pooja Singhal & her relatives.
