Hearing on the bail petition of suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal was deferred to August 03. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today sought some time from the Special ED court to file a reply after Pooja Singhal's lawyer called the allegations against the IAS in the court baseless in the court on Tuesday.
The ED had registered an FIR against Pooja Singhal in a money laundering case on May 11. After her arrest, she was questioned on remand for 14 days. She was produced in the court on 25 May again and then was sent to judicial custody. In these 60 days, the ED has filed a charge sheet against seven persons, including Pooja Singhal.
Singhal has filed her bail petition through her advocate Vishwajit Mukherjee and she is being produced in the court of Special Judge Prabhat Kumar Sharma of ED Court.
Meanwhile, JMM leader Pankaj Mishra was presented in the ED court today after the completion of his remand period of six days. The ED's interrogation is not over, so remand was sought again and the court has granted six days remand accepting the request. Although the ED had sought a remand period of eight days, it was given only six days. The ED had arrested Pankaj Mishra on July 19.
Notably, the ED team also reached the District Mining Office of Sahibganj on Tuesday. After leaving the mining office, a team of ED went out to measure the mining area. The first team is accompanied by the Ranger of the Forest Department and the entire team of Amin. On the other hand, the other team reached Sakrigali Samada where a ship is engaged in investigation and investigation including others. Based on this investigation, the ED sought time.
The ED, on Tuesday also summoned Abhishek Prasad 'Pintu', media advisor to Chief Minister Hemant Soren. He was summoned to the ED office for questioning on August 1.