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India | January 30, 2024 18:42 ISTAlready the Lokayukta has sought details about 82 properties belonging to Hemant Soren. The chief minister has been given 15 days’ time to provide all details.
Already the Lokayukta has sought details about 82 properties belonging to Hemant Soren. The chief minister has been given 15 days’ time to provide all details.
An Enforcement Directorate team visited the Delhi residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to question him in connection with a money laundering investigation and camped there for over 13 hours during which they searched the premises.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been untraceable for last several hours before his questioning in the land scam case in the state. The BJP has announced to give Rs 11,000 to the person who informs about the whereabouts of the Chief Minister at his residence.
The federal agency searched the 5/1 Shanti Niketan residence of the JMM leader in south Delhi on Monday and camped there for almost 13 hours in order to question him.
The Jharkhand Chief Minister is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. In an email sent to the ED, Soren has agreed to record his statement on January 31 at 1 pm at his residence.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, connected to a money-laundering case related to an alleged land scam, had been summoned by the ED for questioning. He responded by providing a date for questioning on January 31.
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The agency had issued the fresh summons to Soren last week asking him to confirm his availability for questioning on either January 29 or January 31, the sources said.
Jharkhand: Despite the Chief Minister's office confirming his appearance for an ED investigation on January 31, Hemant Soren's whereabouts are unknown, raising concerns about the Chief Minister's apparent evasion in response to the ED's actions.
A team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrived at the official residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in Delhi as part of an investigation into a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.
The Enforcement Directorate officials had recorded the chief minister's statement on January 20 at his official residence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It was learnt that the fresh summons was issued as the questioning was not completed that day.
ED summons to Hemant Soren: The ED recorded Hemant Soren's statement for the first time in the case on January 20 after its investigators went to his official residence in Ranchi.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren is requested to make himself available for questioning between January 27 and 31, as the probe agency seeks to gather additional information related to the case.
Land scam case: There will be restrictions on traffic movement near CM's residence until the questioning gets over, the official said. The agency had sent a letter on January 13 asking the chief minister to be available for questioning in the case between January 16 and January 20.
The Enforcement Directorate recently granted Hemant Soren a 'last opportunity' to record his statement in connection with an alleged land scam. In response, the Jharkhand Chief Minister labelled the summons as 'illegal' in his communication with the agency.
The 48-year-old Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader was questioned by the ED in November last year in another money-laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state.
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The Enforcement Directorate raided the premises of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's press advisor, the officials of Sahibganj district and a former MLA as part of a money laundering probe into alleged illegal mining in the state, official sources said.
The searches are being carried out at over 10 locations, including Jharkhand CM's press advisor Abhishek Prasad's residence and the residence of Sahebganj Deputy Commissioner.
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