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Suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal was granted bail by a Jharkhand court on Saturday after spending 28 months in jail. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had raided several properties linked to her and subsequently arrested her for her alleged involvement in the MNREGA scam in Jharkhand. She has been accused of laundering money embezzled from MNREGA funds.

Pooja Singhal, an IAS official from Jharkhand, has been involved in a number of controversies. Surprisingly, she passed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination on her first attempt after graduation, earning a spot in the Limca Book of Records.

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Throughout her IAS career, Singhal held numerous positions in various departments. Her first posting was in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. From February 16, 2009, to July 14, 2010, she served as the Deputy Commissioner of Khunti district, where she was accused of embezzling Rs 18 crore from MNREGA funds. Additionally, the ED has accused Singhal, a former state mines department secretary where the agency seized over Rs 36 crore in cash linked to alleged illegal mining in two money laundering cases.

In 2022, the ED conducted raids on multiple properties associated with her. These operations uncovered numerous incriminating documents, leading to her arrest on May 11, 2022.

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Despite these charges, Pooja Singhal's early life exemplifies quiet academic achievement. She was born in Dehradun and has consistently excelled in her studies. She graduated from Garhwal University in Dehradun and took the UPSC Civil Services Examination in 1999, passing it on her first attempt. At the age of 21, she was chosen for the IAS civil service, becoming the youngest candidate to pass the exam that year

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