Indian Enforcement Directorate arrested three individuals for money laundering linked to a land scam involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

The Indian Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested three individuals in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The three arrested, Sanjeet Kumar, Md Irshad, and Tapas Ghosh, are accused of forgery, tampering, and fabrication of land records, altering lands designated as non-saleable under the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act, a law protecting land rights of tribal and marginalized communities. So far, 25 people have been arrested in this investigation, with ED seizing Rs 1.27 crore in cash, freezing Rs 3.56 crore in bank accounts, and attaching land parcels worth Rs 266 crore.

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