IAS officer and Jharkhand Mining secretary Pooja Singhal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday, 11 May, in connection with the ongoing probe of the Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to the alleged embezzlement of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds, was sent to five days ED remand, starting on Thursday, 12 May.
Earlier, the ED arrested Pooja Singhal after questioning her for the second day. According to PTI sources, Singhal was "evasive in her replies and hence was arrested".
ED had summoned Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal for questioning on Wednesday in Ranchi in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds and other charges. Singhal was questioned for around 9 hours on Tuesday, 10 May, ANI reported.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren commented on her arrest and said that all possible legal actions would be taken by the state government on this issue.
On Friday, 6 May, the ED had conducted raids against the bureaucrat, her businessman husband Abhishek Jha, and others in Jharkhand and a few other locations. Suman Kumar, who is her husband's Chartered Accountant as per IANS, was arrested in this case on 7 May.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI and IANS.)
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