RANCHI: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren has been remanded to judicial custody by a special PMLA court on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case associated with an alleged land scam
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha executive president was previously in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
“Hemant Soren was produced before the special PMLA court today and he was remanded to judicial custody till February 22.We will file a bail application for him,” said Advocate General Rajeev Ranjan, who appeared for the former chief minister.
Soren has been transferred to Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi from the court. He was arrested on January 31 and has been in ED custody since then. The court initially granted five days of ED custody, which was later extended twice for a total of seven days.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha executive president was previously in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
“Hemant Soren was produced before the special PMLA court today and he was remanded to judicial custody till February 22.We will file a bail application for him,” said Advocate General Rajeev Ranjan, who appeared for the former chief minister.
Soren has been transferred to Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi from the court. He was arrested on January 31 and has been in ED custody since then. The court initially granted five days of ED custody, which was later extended twice for a total of seven days.