RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, April 12: Suspended senior bureaucrat of Jharkhand Pooja Singhal today surrendered before the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) special court.
The development took place after her provision bail period ended. After she surrendered she was sent to Birsa Munda Central Jail in judicial custody.
On April 10, the court had framed charges against her in a money laundering case.
The charge was framed under sections 3 and 4 of the said law. With the development now path has been paved for trial against the suspended senior bureaucrat of Jharkhand.
Earlier, on April 3, the special ED court had rejected her discharge petition.
Singhal is accused of laundering money earned by MNREGA scam.
Singhal was detained by the ED on May 11 in connection with a money laundering case involving alleged MGNREGA funds misappropriation in Jharkhand’s Khunti district. After two days of interrogation, the suspect was arrested.
The agency had taken her into custody for five days beginning May 12 and was later extended to May 25 by the special PMLA court. She was apprehended when the ED conducted operations in four states. The agency recovered Rs 17 crore from her husband’s chartered accountant Suman Kumar’s home.
