Rs 19.31 Crore in cash found at house of IAS Pooja Singhal's CA

About one and a half dozen whereabouts of senior IAS officer and Jharkhand's Mines Secretary Pooja Singhal, her husband and other close relatives were raided together by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) team on Friday as part of a money laundering case involving the alleged diversion of MGNREGA funds.

During the raids at 18 locations in Jharkhand, Bihar and Delhi and other cities, the ED has seized a total of 19.31 crore in cash of which 17 crore was recovered from the premises of Singhal's chartered accountant, Suman Kumar.

Additionally, Rs 1.8 crore was allegedly recovered from another location.

The ED also raided the Pulse Hospital in Ranchi. ED said that raids were carried out against her as well as her husband Abhishek Jha, who is the managing director of Pulse Super specialty hospital in Ranchi. 

Raids were also carried out against her brother Sidharth Singhal, who was among the directors of Pulse Super specialty hospital. 

In addition to them, ED officials raided the premises of her in-laws, parents and entry operators in Kolkata.