Be it the probe into the role of former home minister P Chidambaram to big real estate giants, there was never any dearth of files on the small table in the office of former joint director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Rajeshwar Singh.
Singh had opted for the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) at the end of last year. In a letter posted on Twitter on Monday evening, Singh informed that his request has been accepted by the Government of India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to field him from Sarojini Nagar in the Uttar Pradesh elections.
During his tenure, Singh has handled cases such as the 2G scam, Jagan Reddy case, Commonwealth Games scam, AgustaWestland case, Aircel Maxis case, among others.
A 1994-batch Provincial Police Service (PPS) officer, Singh has also worked as CO Gomtinagar and CO Mahanagar in Lucknow. He also held important positions in Prayagraj. He went to the ED on deputation in 2009, and was later accommodated in the ED on the directions of the Supreme Court. After serving for about 10 years in Uttar Pradesh Police and 14 years in ED, he is set for his political innings.
After Singh took over the command of ED Lucknow, he started investigation into the Ponzi schemes, Gomti riverfront scam, memorial scam, mining scam and bike boat scam. Singh also played an important role in starting the investigation by registering a case of money laundering against Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed. Singh has also received the President’s Police Medal for…
