Soren lodges FIR against ED sleuths in Ranchi over agency's searches at his Delhi house

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has lodged an FIR against senior ED personnel at the SC/ST police station here, an official said on January 31.

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The police complaint was registered in connection with the central probe agency’s recent search operation at Mr. Soren’s Delhi residence, sources said.

"An FIR has been lodged against some senior ED officials... we got the application from the Chief Minister,” Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandan Kumar Sinha, told PTI.

Mr. Sinha did not provide any other details regarding the FIR.

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An ED team searched Mr. Soren’s Delhi residence on January 29, and camped there for almost 13 hours in order to question him in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land deal in Jharkhand.

The agency claimed to have seized ₹36 lakh, an SUV and some "incriminating" documents during the search.

Mr. Soren is presently being questioned by ED sleuths at his Ranchi residence regarding the same case.