Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren gets bail
The Hindu
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren gets bail
Jharkhand High Court on June 28 granted bail to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a land grab case.
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The ED had arrested Mr. Soren under the PMLA on January 31 after he submitted his resignation as Chief Minister. He was lodged in Birsa Munda jail, Hotwar, under judicial custody. Prime accused and former revenue department sub-inspector Bhanu Pratap Prasad, Mohammed Saddam Hussain and Afshar Ali were also arrested.
The Central agency had questioned him for several hours at his official residence in Ranchi in connection with the land scam case.
The probe against Mr. Soren pertains to an 8.86-acre plot of land in Ranchi that the ED has alleged was illegally acquired by him.
He had moved a bail petition before a special court in Ranchi on April 16, alleging that his arrest by the ED was politically motivated and part of a well-orchestrated conspiracy to coerce him to join the BJP.
The Supreme Court had earlier refused interim bail for Mr. Soren to campaign for the Lok Sabha election.
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