Hemant Soren Questioned By Probe Agency Officials At His Ranchi Home

New Delhi:

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is being questioned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at his home in connection with a money laundering case.

The probe agency officials arrived at his official residence on Kanke Road in Ranchi today morning. Three officers from Delhi are also part of the team.

The investigation pertains to a “huge racket of illegal change of ownership of land by the mafia” in Jharkhand, according to the ED.

The agency has so far arrested 14 people in the case, including 2011-batch IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan who has served as the director of the state Social Welfare Department and deputy commissioner of Ranchi.