Abhishek Jha is an Indian businessman. He is known for being the husband of Pooja Singhal, a 2000 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer. On 22 May 2022, Abhishek Jha came into the limelight when he was seen jumping the walls to escape media trials after a raid was conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at his home for his wifes involvement in illegal mining corruption charges.Reportedly, Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal met Abhishek Jha on Facebook when Abhishek was studying MBA in Australia. Soon after he returned from Australia, both of them joined a gym together in Ranchi, and consequently, their friendship started growing gradually. [2]Amar Ujala.According to some media sources, when Pooja Singhal was the DC of Palamu, Abhishek used to visit her office with bouquets so that he could meet and impress her. During this time, Pooja Singhal was not separated from her first husband, Rahul Purwar. [3]News18 Rahul Purwar, first husband of Pooja Singhal.On 22 May 2022, around 20 crore cash was recovered from Pooja Singhals home after a raid conducted by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. During the raids, her husband Abhishek Jha and chartered accountant (CA) Suman Kumar Singh were interrogated by the ED in connection with the recovery of a huge amount of cash from their home. They were also found guilty of concealing the documents related to the illegal mining case during raids. [4]DNA.Abhishek Jha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate officials on 22 May 2022. After twelve hours of interrogation, Abhishek Jha was allowed to go home. To escape the media, Abhishek climbed the walls and reached the neighbouring house and went home in his car. The whole scene was captured by several media sources despite all his efforts. [5]DNA.The next day, ED raided five places in five states and met the people who were related to Pooja Singhal, and during these raids, illegal assets worth crores were found by them. At the house of her CA, Suman Kumar, a sum of 19.31 crore cash as well as many documents related to investment were recovered by the ED.Abhishek Jha was a student of Xavier College before he travelled to Australia to pursue an MBA degree. [6]News18.Abhishek Jha is the second husband of Pooja Singhal. She was earlier married to Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Rahul Purwar. In 2010, the couple divorced officially. Abhishek Jha runs the super speciality Pulse Hospital in Ranchi. Kameshwar Jha, the father of Abhishek Jha, belongs to the Madhubani district and is a retired officer of the Bihar Government. Reportedly, Kameshwar Jha built a luxurious building in the Madhubani district as his residential home. [7]Jagran News Abhishek Jha and Pooja Singhal.