Ranchi PMLA Court Extends ED Remand of Hemant Soren by 5 Days

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of former chief minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case was extended by five days by a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Wednesday.

On February 2, Hemant Soren was remanded to five days’ ED remand by the special PMLA court. The remand ended on Wednesday.

The ED prayed for seven days’ remand but was granted five days’ remand.

Hemant Soren was arrested on January 31 night and he resigned before arrest.

The ED officials took the former CM to the civil court in Ranchi amid tight security. Soren’s supporters shouted slogans ‘Hemant Soren Zindabad’ and ‘Jail Ka Darwaja Tootega, Hemant Bhaiya Chootega’ (Jail doors will be broken, brother Hemant will be released), when he waved at them.