ED arrests ex-Bishop PC Singh in land scam; taken to Bhopal
   Date :14-Apr-2023

ED arrests ex-Bishop PC Singh  
 
 
Staff Reporter
In a recent development, former Bishop and Christian religious leader P C Singh has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a well-known land scam on late Wednesday night. The arrest was made on the basis of documents seized during the raids conducted recently at P C Singh’s residence and office. After the arrest, Singh was taken to Bhopal and has been remanded till April 20.
PC Singh has been accused of selling church lands for personal gain in various cities across the country, including Jabalpur, while serving as the Chairman of The Board of Education Church of North India Jabalpur Diocese. It is alleged that he also purchased land in his own name from the foreign funding received by the institution. Acting on these complaints, the ED had recently raided P C Singh’s office and residence in Jabalpur, recovering relevant documents.
Afterward he was arrested by the ED team in the intervening night on Wednesday and Thursday and took him to Bhopal for further questioning regarding the purchase and sale of land. Singh underwent a medical examination before being presented in Court and later taken into remand. It may be mentioned that the State Economic Offenses Investigation Bureau Jabalpur unit had previously raided PC Singh’s residence, where cash amounting to Rs 1.65 crore and 18,000 in foreign currency and documents of lands were recovered.
Singh was later arrested by the EOW team in Nagpur (Maharashtra) and produced in court before being sent to judicial custody. He was released on bail after spending a significant amount of time in jail. It has been reported that FIRs have been registered against PC Singh in multiple States including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab with a total of 35 cases of fraud registered against him. These cases were filed after investigations into allegations of land sales and misuse of the society’s budget in various cities across these States.