Hemant Soren moves Supreme Court challenging ED arrest, will withdraw petition from high court
Hemant Soren’s arrest goes to the Supreme Court as advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi challenge ED arresting the former CM.
Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and the top court agreed to hear his petition on Friday. On behalf of Hemant Soren, lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi sought an urgent hearing on the matter on Thursday. They said they would withdraw the petition from the Jharkhand high court. On Wednesday night, Hemant moved the Jharkhand high court against the ED arrest and his plea was scheduled to be heard by the high court on Thursday 10.30am.
Hemant Soren released a video ahead of his arrest in which he said that the ED decided to take him in custody after spending the entire day in interrogation. “They are accusing me of something that is not at all related to me. They are accusing me of land scam but that land never gets sold. They did not find any evidence against me. They raided in Delhi and found nothing. Today they came and spent the entire day questioning. They know that courts are shut in the evening and hence they announce their decision to arrest me in the evening,” Hemant Soren said.
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