The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained IAS Pooja Singhal on Wednesday in a money laundering case involving the suspected diversion of MGNREGA funds in the state’s Khunti district between 2008 and 2011.
According to sources, the agency recently discovered Rs 18 crore in cash from the home of a Ranchi-based chartered accountant suspected of being associated to Singhal.
They said cash worth Rs 17.51 crore was found from the premises of a Ranchi-based Chartered Accountant/Financial Advisor whose connections with the IAS officer and her family are being investigated.
They also stated they found almost Rs 1.8 crore in cash from another place in the city.
