Land Scam Case: Jharkhand Chief Minister Soren asks ED to record statement at his office

News Summary: 

• Soren specified that he prefers the recording of his statement to take place at his official residence on January 20.
• The ED had issued the eighth summons to Soren, directing him to participate in the investigation between January 16 and 20.
• Earlier, the ED had summoned Soren's press advisor, Abhishek Prasad, on January 16 for a money laundering probe related to an alleged illegal mining case.
• Despite labelling the previous summons as 'illegal,' Soren emphasized in his letter that he had already provided all necessary documents and information to the ED for their perusal.

Ranchi (Jharkhand): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) stating that it could record his statement in the land scam case at his official residence on January 20, sources said.

ED had issued Soren the eighth summons on Saturday, asking him to join the investigation between January 16 to 20.

Sources said on Monday that Soren agreed to questioning, in response to ED's 8th summons in the land scam case.

ED had previously issued a summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's press advisor, Abhishek Prasad to join its investigation on January 16 into an alleged money laundering probe linked to an illegal mining case.

ED concluded its day-long search of Soren's media advisor Abhishek Prasad's residence in Ranchi late on January 3.

The Chief Minister was issued a 'last opportunity' by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to record his statement in an alleged land scam days ago. Soren, in turn, replied to the agency, labelling the summons as 'illegal.'

In his letter to the agency, Soren said he had provided all necessary documents and information to the ED. He wrote that if the ED needed any information, it could refer to the documents that he had already shared with the agency.

(With ANI inputs)