Suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal surrenders before court

RANCHI: Suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal on Wednesday surrendered before the special PMLA court after her interim bail period ended. She was sent to Birsa Munda Central Jail under judicial custody.
Singhal is accused in MGNREGA scam and money laundering case, which is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The Supreme Court (SC) had on February 13 granted a two-month interim bail to Singhal on ground of her daughter's illness. The hearing on Singhal's petition for a regular bail is scheduled in the SC on Thursday.
The special PMLA court had on Monday framed the charges against Singhal, her husband's chartered accountant Suman Kumar and former engineer Sashi Prakash under Sections 3 and 4 of the PMLA Act. They have pleaded not guilty so the trial would begin.