Enforcement Directorate Summons To Jharkhand Chief Minister In Mining Case

Wednesday, 2 November 2022newsdesk

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged mining scam in the state.

New Delhi 02 November 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Hemant Soren has been asked by the probe agency to join the investigation tomorrow at its regional office in Ranchi. The ED had earlier arrested the Chief Minister's aide Pankaj Mishra and two others in the case. The arrest was made after the probe agency carried out statewide raids in July and seized ₹ 11.88 crore from the bank accounts of Mr Mishra. Rs 5.34 crore of "unaccounted" cash was also found at his home. The ED reportedly also recovered a passbook of Hemant Soren and some cheques signed by him from the home of Mr Mishra - the prime accused in the case.

Source -NDTV