New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate rejected Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s request to prepone his questioning to November 16 instead of November 17 in connection with the money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining.
The federal agency cited investigation-related issues and its preparedness while declining Soren’s request. He will have to appear in front of the investigation agency at the Ranchi-based branch office.
Jharkhand CM Soren, 47, had earlier written to the ED requesting it to prepone his questioning in the case on November 16 instead of November 17 due to some political and other official engagements.
The Jharkhand Chief Minister was initially summoned by the federal probe agency on November 3 but he did not depose citing official engagements. Soren had then sought a three-week deferment of the summons.
Earlier, ED had arrested Soren’s political aide Pankaj Mishra and two other men namely Bachhu Yadav and Prem Prakash in this case.
(With Agency Inputs)
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