A day after the Jharkhand government revoked the suspension of IAS officer Pooja Singhal after bail in a money laundering case, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday targeted Congress, which is a part of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government in the state.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal seeking bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds and other charges.
A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and MM Sundresh declined any relief today and posted the matter for hearing on July 5 before a regular bench hearing matters arising out of the case.
The Supreme Court on Friday will hear the plea of Abhishek Jha, the husband of suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal, seeking anticipatory bail to the Enforcement Directorate.
A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah posted the matter for hearing on next Friday after Jha's advocate sought a postponement.
2000-batch IAS officer Pooja Singhal was accused along with her husband and others in connection with a money laundering case registered by a federal agency pertaining to the alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in the Khunti district during 2009-2010 and some other suspicious financial tra
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted a raid at the premises of IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan, at multiple locations in West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand in connection with a land scam case, said ED.
"Today, a hearing happened on framing of charges. Now the charges will be framed on April 10 as it has been fixed as the next date," said Vishwajeet Mukherjee, Pooja Singhal's lawyer.
After the video surfaced, ED summoned Rajiv Arun and asked him to appear before the agency on March 15. He didn't turn up on March 15, and sought time till the Jharkhand Assembly Budget Session. On the second summon, he appeared on March 27.
IAS officer Rajiv Arun Ekka, who was previously principal secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has sought time to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) till the ongoing Jharkhand Assembly session ends.
On Monday, the Jharkhand government constituted a one-member 'Commision of Inquiry' and appointed former chief justice Vinod Kumar Gupta to conduct an inquiry pertaining to the video involving Chief Minister Soren's then Principal Secretary Rajiv Arun Ekka. The video was shared widely on