• Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren arrested by ED in land scam case

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    Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren arrested by ED in land scam case
    Senior JMM leader Champai Soren was named the Jharkhand chief minister's replacement by the MLAs of the ruling JMM-Congress coalition...

    Digital Desk: JMM President Hemant Soren was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Wednesday in the land scam case. Following a seven-hour interrogation period at his Ranchi home, Hemant Soren chose to go to Raj Bhawan and resigned as the chief minister of Jharkhand.

    Senior JMM leader Champai Soren was named the Jharkhand chief minister's replacement by the MLAs of the ruling JMM-Congress coalition when they arrived at the governor's mansion. 

    More details are awaited into the matter.