Money Laundering Case Against Soren: ED Summons Congress MP From Jharkhand Dhiraj Sahu

The ED on Thursday has summoned Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand Dhiraj Prasad Sahu for questioning in a money laundering case in which the central agency arrested former chief minister Hemant Soren.

Sahu (64) was in the news after the Income-tax department in December recovered Rs.351.8 crore cash, an all-time high seizure, during raids against Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Pvt. Ltd., promoted by the family of the Congress legislator.

According to the sources, ED wants to question and record statement of Sahu in connection with his purported links with Soren and a BMW SUV that was seized by the agency from the JMM leader’s house in Delhi sometime back.

Sources stated that, the agency raided a premise in Kardarpur village, Gurugram on whose address this Haryana number plate bearing SUV was registered. 2 locations in Kolkata were also searched in the same case.

The ED suspects this vehicle to be allegedly linked to Sahu through some “benami” way.

The Soren (48) was arrested by the ED on January 31 on money laundering charges linked to an alleged illegal land acquisition and possession case.

Soren resigned as the Jharkhand CM before he was formally arrested that day. He is in the ED custody at present.

Meera Verma

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