Former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren spent five days in ED detention

Former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren spent five days in ED detention

Former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren spent five days in ED detention

Hemant Soren was detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday night in connection with a money laundering case involving the land fraud.

Hemant Soren, the former chief minister of Jharkhand, was given custody of him by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ranchi on Friday. The Enforcement Directorate will keep him under observation for five days.

Shortly after the state chief minister of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Soren was taken into custody by the Enforcement Department (ED) on Wednesday night in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to the land scam.

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The ED says it has proof that Soren was the primary benefactor of the alleged land irregularities in Ranchi. There, a network of brokers and merchants reportedly worked for years to fabricate records at registrar offices in order to produce bogus papers of property parcels. was operating from. Getting them sold.

Champai Soren, the head of the JMM, was chosen to lead the parliamentary party shortly after Hemant Soren resigned as chief minister. Governor CP Radhakrishnan asked him to form the administration on Thursday evening. Champai Soren was sworn in as the new Chief Minister at 12:15 p.m. today.

Hemant Soren has refuted the accusations leveled against him, stating that they are unrelated to him and are being made by the ED.

"They are making accusations against me that are unrelated to me. Although the property is never sold, they are accusing me of running a land fraud. They don't have any proof against mefound. They raided Delhi but came up empty. He arrived today and questioned all day long. Hemant Soren said, "They announce their decision to arrest me in the evening because they know that courts are closed in the evening."

"They are going to arrest me, but since I am Shibu Soren's son, I am not afraid," he said. I'm born fighter. I have no ties to the territory. I've been linked to this because of forged documents.