Jharkhand IAS officer arrested in Rs 1 8 cr MGNREGA scam

RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Jharkhand mines and industries secretary Pooja Singhal on Wednesday evening after questioning the 2000-batch IAS officer for more than 20 hours following allegations that Rs 18 crore of MGNREGA funds were embezzled between 2006 and 2010 in Khunti district when she was deputy commissioner. This is the first arrest … Read more