Ranchi: The Special PMLA Court in Ranchi has acknowledged a prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 4 against Hemant Soren, the jailed Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former Chief Minister, in connection with a money laundering case related to a land scam.

The complaint, consisting of 5,500 pages, was presented before the special PMLA court in Ranchi on March 30. Additionally, the central probe agency has attached 8.5 acres of land in connection with the land scam case.

Soren, who was arrested on January 31, is presently detained at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi. On March 21, the PMLA court extended his judicial custody until April 4. Furthermore, on February 29, the Jharkhand High Court rejected a petition filed by the former CM, seeking permission to attend the budget session of the state assembly.

Previously, the ED disclosed that it had seized cash amounting to over Rs 36 lakh from the possession of the JMM leader, along with documents linked to the investigation into the alleged acquisition of land through fraudulent means. The agency further asserted that the 8.5 acres of land parcels were part of the criminal proceeds that the former CM purportedly obtained.

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