5500-page chargesheet filed against Hemant Soren in land scam case
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New Delhi: On Saturday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC), which is akin to a chargesheet, in the money laundering case against former Chief Minister Hemant Soren that is connected to a land scam. Along with Soren, the ED has also filed a prosecution complaint against Hilarious Kacchap, Rajkumar Pahan, revenue official Bhanu Pratap Prasad, and his friend Vinod Singh.
The Prosecution Complaint has been filed in the special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court in Ranchi.
ED authorities say that an additional investigation is being done. As a result, it is probable that the ED will submit an additional chargesheet in the future, the New Indian Express reported.
The 5,500-page PC is filled with in-depth details regarding Hemant Soren and his associates, who were crucial in the money laundering scheme involving the land scam.
Before taking cognizance, the court will now carefully review the chargesheet.
Soren's judicial custody was extended by the PMLA court from March 21 to April 5. At the moment, Soren is being held at Birsa Munda Central Jail.
Notably, after questioning Hemant Soren for over seven hours, the ED detained him on January 31 in connection with a money laundering case involving a land scam.