ED Informed Jharkhand HC Regarding Shell Companies Created to Launder Money in Pooja Singhal Case

Paridhi Arya

Published on May 18, 2022 at 15:08 IST

The Jharkhand High Court was informed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) that Investigation in Pooja Singhal’s Case shows that Money Laundering was done through shell companies.

Ravi Kejriwal has made a Statement that one of the Respondents is suspicious to linked with company who did Money Laundering.

Ravi Kejriwal was treasurer of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) when Hemant Soren was the Chief Minister but later, he was expelled from the party. He disclosed the link of shell companies with Hemant Soren.

Earlier Jharkhand High Court was hearing the matters of shell companies against mining lease agreement of Hemant Soren and another of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) Scam against Mining Secretary Pooja Singhal now it was decided that on May 19 both the matters will be heard together.

Pooja Singhal was a secretary of Mines and Geology Department and MD of Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited. She was arrested on May 11 and presented to Special Court of PMLA on May 12.

Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court has increased the remand by four days of Pooja Singhal and her CA Suman Kumar in case of fraud of MGNREGA funds.

The raid has also been conducted by ED in Pulse Hospital owned by Abhishek Jha, her husband.

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