Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren who was arrested by the ED on Wednesday night time took to X and mentioned that he wouldn’t settle for defeat. In his first response after arrest, Soren mentioned, “It’s a break. life is a great battle. I have fought every moment, I will fight every moment. But I will not beg for compromise.”

“I will not give up in vain… I will not accept defeat… Jai Jharkhand!” he added.

Hemant Soren was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate at Ranchi on Wednesday moments after he demitted the workplace of Jharkhand chief minister. The 48-year-old politician was subsequently transported to the probe company’s workplace in reference to its investigation into an alleged land rip-off within the state.

The incident unfolded simply 48 hours after the federal company had meticulously organized an operation to apprehend the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief in Delhi. Despite deploying groups at his Delhi residence and the airport within the nationwide capital, he efficiently evaded seize and travelled by street to achieve Ranchi on Tuesday.

“We have evidence that Hemant Soren had grabbed some parcel of land under probe in Jharkhand, which was illegally obtained by others through falsified documents,” an officer of the Enforcement Directorate advised HT.

A Kolkata-based businessman named Amit Kumar Agarwal, arrested by the probe company on June 7 final 12 months, performed a vital position in Hemant Soren’s arrest. Agarwal is suspected to be the handler of illicit funds involving varied politicians, together with the then chief minister of Jharkhand, as alleged in a PIL filed within the Jharkhand High Court in 2021 by lawyer Rajeev Kumar.

Despite evading ED questioning on at the least seven events since August final 12 months, Hemant Soren finally agreed to be interrogated on January 20 at his Ranchi residence. Subsequently, the company summoned him to seem on January 29 or 31. On Wednesday, the ED workforce reached his official residence within the state’s capital, questioning him for practically seven hours earlier than formally arresting him on the ED’s Ranchi workplace, coinciding with the JMM chief’s resignation submitted to the governor.

Officials have said that he might be offered earlier than a court docket on Thursday, throughout which the company will elucidate the particular expenses in opposition to him.

(With inputs from businesses)