Land Scam Case: Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, has received a new summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear in person for questioning about a money laundering case involving purported land scam.
According to official sources, Soren has been requested to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday at the ED office. This information was released on Monday. On December 12, Chief Minister Soren is scheduled to appear before the federal agency.
Soren has received six notices from the Enforcement Directorate, but he hasn’t even made an appearance in front of the organization. The summons was sent out in August, but CM Soren had disregarded it, saying he was preoccupied with the state’s Independence Day celebrations.
Following this, he was noticed to return on August 24 and September 9, but he did not show up in front of the ED due to a busy schedule.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren has previously filed a Supreme Court petition contesting the validity of the ED summons. On the other hand, the Supreme Court told him to go to the High Court. The CM again challenged the ED summons in the High Court in such a situation.
