Ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren remanded to judicial custody in money laundering case

A civil court lawyer familiar with court’s development said “it was hardly a 20 minute formality when Soren was produced in the court by ED officials and the court forwarded him to judicial custody.”

Soren’s lawyer and advocate general of Jharkhand Rajeev Ranjan said he will soon apply for Soren’s bail. “There was no application from the ED side. We will file a bail application from his side soon,” Ranjan said.

Earlier this month, ED officials took custody of Soren from Ranchi central jail and shifted him to their zonal office for questioning. Soren was housed at ED zonal office as the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act ( PMLA) court had rejected the former’s plea to shift him to central jail during the night in the course of the ED remand period.