A team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials visited the Delhi residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday for questioning him in connection with a land fraud case. While the ED team, which camped at the house for more than over 12 hours, said the CM could not be located, Mr. Soren sent a letter to the agency saying it is “motivated by political agenda”.
The ED teams will be at the residence till Mr. Soren returns, the sources said, adding that authorities are also keeping vigilance at the Delhi airport. The ED had questioned Mr. Soren at his official residence in Ranchi on January 20 in connection with the case and had issued fresh summons asking him to confirm his availability for questioning on either January 29 or31, sources said.
Officials of the Central probe agency, accompanied by Delhi Police personnel, reached the CM’s residence at Shanti Niketan in South Delhi around 9 a.m. and were still there after 9 p.m.
