ED seizes property worth Rs 82 cr: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 82.77 crore belonging to suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal and others in Ranchi, Jharkhand on December 1, 2022, in connection with the MGNREGA scam, the Adjudicating Authority confirmed.
The properties include one Super Speciality Hospital namely Pulse Super Speciality Hospital, one diagnostics centre namely Pulse Diagnostic and Imaging Centre, plant and machinery and two land parcels situated in Ranchi. ED seizes property worth Rs 82 cr The ED had initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by the Jharkhand Police and the Vigilance Bureau, Jharkhand. Investigation revealed that proceeds of crime (POC) generated from the MGNREGA scam were deposited in different bank accounts belonging to Pooja Singhal and her relatives and these funds were also used for purchase/investment in other properties.
The said POC was intermingled and layered with the other unaccounted money generated by Pooja Singhal, by misusing her official position. Through this modus-operandi, Singhal amassed huge wealth disproportionate to her known source of income and the source of funds invested in these immovable properties was primarily from the unaccounted cash profits.
During the investigation, the ED conducted searches at various premises belonging to Pooja Singhal and her associates on May 6, 2022. During the search, Rs 19.76 crore in cash was unearthed and seized.
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