Meanwhile, Soren had filed a petition seeking to defer charge framing and trial proceedings, which was rejected by the court of the Additional Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge (PMLA).
The ED stated that supplementary investigation is legally permissible under Section 44 of the PMLA and poses no legal bar to proceeding with the trial based on the original complaint.
The Congress leader described Soren as the “most corrupt chief minister” and alleged that officials, including former JPSC chairman L Khyangte and IAS officer Vinay Choubey, were made scapegoats whene ...
The case relates to alleged irregularities in the ownership and transfer of 8.86 acres of land in Ranchi's Bargaain circle, which the ED claims were used to facilitate money laundering.
Targeting Hemant Soren, the BJP shared an AI-generated image of the CM, accusing him of “Hitler-like authoritarianism” and saying only a “Dimagi Naxal” could deceive the youth this way.
