Hemant Soren Live Updates: SC to hear ED's plea to arrest Hemant Soren tomorrow
Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Live Updates: Soren was questioned for over 7 hours by the Superintendent of Police on Wednesday night in the money laundering Caught Scam case. .
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea tomorrow against the arrest of former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Hemant Soren by the Commissioner of Police. In a video shot before his arrest, Soren claimed that he had nothing to do with the money laundering case in which he was arrested and that he "will not give up." “After a full day of investigation, ED decided to arrest me for something that had nothing to do with me, they could not find any evidence. "I will not give up... Truth will prevail in the end," he said.
Soren was arrested late on Wednesday evening after being questioned for over seven hours by the Superintendent of Police in the financial case related to the land scam. He submitted his resignation to Raj Bhavan Spokesperson CP Radhakrishnan and resigned from the legislature.This Meanwhile, the management committee led by JMM proposed to appoint senior leader Champai Soren as the new leader.
What is the situation in the ED? The drama brewing between Soren and the investigating agencies, from the ED raiding his Delhi home to his party accusing him of "maligning" his image. According to the agency, the investigation relates to "major changes in land ownership of the mafia" in Jharkhand. Earlier, ED had recorded Soren's statement on January 20 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has so far arrested 14 people in connection with the case; these include 2011 batch IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan, who heads the state health department, and the chief recruited from Ranchi.