June 28, 2024 2:01 PM.
Jharkhand High Court today granted bail to jailed former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to illegal possession of 8.36 acres of land. Soren is currently lodged in Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi on charges of money laundering through land scam.
Soren was arrested by the ED on January 31 this year, after questioning him for over seven hours. Mr. Soren then went to Raj Bhavan and resigned from the State’s top post. Following his resignation Champai Soren was elected as the leader of JMM legislative party and on February 5, the new Champai Soren government won the trust with 47 MLAs voting in favour of the motion.
The case is related to forging land documents of 8.86 acres in Badgai area of Ranchi.
Soon after the bail, formalities were completed by the lawyer of Mr. Soren and at around 4 p.m., he came out of the Birsa Munda Central Jail. Accompanied by his wife Kalpana Murmu Soren, he directly went to the residence of his father Shibu Soren to take his blessing.
Many of his supporters had reached there, carrying his photo and shouted slogans in his support — “Jail Ka Tala Tut Gaya, Hemant Soren Chut Gaya” (The Jail lock is broken and Hemant Soren is released)