Ranchi, Jan 24: : Suspension of Pooja Singhal (IAS: 2000: JH) has been revoked after she was granted bail. She was in jail for more than two years in a money laundering case. Singhal was suspended on May 12, 2022, a day after her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
Singhal will contribute to the Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Raj Bhasa. The ED had accused Singhal, a former secretary in the state Mines Department, of money laundering.
A special court granted her bail on December 7, 2024. The case revolves around alleged corruption in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
The ED has accused Singhal of money laundering, seizing over Rs 36 crore cash linked to alleged illegal mining as part of its investigations.
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