ED Issues Fresh Summons To Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Here’s When He Will Appear

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. Here's when he has to appear before the probe agency..

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been extremely active and has been issuing summons to politicians and other people allegedly involved in money-laundering and other similar cases. From AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal to TMC leader Shankar Adhya, politicians from across different political parties have been under the scanner of ED. Another name included in the list of people on ED’s radar, is the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren. The Jharkhand CM has now been issued a fresh summons from the probe agency for questioning his role in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. Know all details..

Jharkhand CM Issued Fresh Summons From ED

As mentioned earlier, a fresh summons has been issued to the Jharkhand Chief Minister by Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged land scam on Monday. The ED has asked Soren to be available for questioning between January 27 to 31. Earlier on Saturday, the Enforcement Directorate arrived in Ranchi to question the Jharkhand Chief Minister in the land scam case. The Jharkhand Chief Minister was questioned for 7 hours at his official residence.

Hemant Soren’s Letter To Enforcement Directorate

Earlier this month, CM Hemant Soren wrote to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) stating that it could record his statement in the land scam case at his official residence on January 20. ED issued Soren the eighth summons on January 13, asking him to join the investigation between January 16 to 20. The Enforcement Directorate had previously issued a summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s press advisor, Abhishek Prasad, to join its investigation on January 16 into an alleged money laundering probe linked to an illegal mining case. The central agency concluded its day-long search of Soren’s media advisor Abhishek Prasad’s residence in Ranchi earlier on January 3.Notably, this is the ninth summon in land scam case.

The Jharkhand CM, on the occasion of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, had declared a half-day public holiday for all government offices, institutions and banks on January 22 till 2:30 PM. The CM had declared a full day holiday for all government schools in the state.

(Inputs from ANI)