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Special PMLA Court Frames Charges Against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in Land Fraud Case

The court also put the case for trial after charges were framed against 17 co-accused in the alleged 8.86-acre land fraud.

  • On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, a Special PMLA court in Ranchi formally charged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in an alleged 8.86-acre land fraud case, his lawyer said.
  • The Enforcement Directorate registered a money laundering case regarding illegal land acquisition in the Bargain area; charges were previously pending after Soren's high court appeal was rejected on September 17.
  • Charges have already been framed against 17 other co-accused, including Antu Tirkey and architect Vinod Kumar Singh; Soren appeared via video conferencing and rejected the allegations, asserting his innocence.
  • "The special PMLA court framed charges against the Jharkhand chief minister and now put the matter for trial," lawyer Sanjeev Sahay said, with witnesses to be examined as proceedings commence.
  • Soren has challenged the PMLA court order in the high court, where the maintainability of his plea will be heard in coming proceedings, continuing his legal fight against the charges.
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Chief Minister Soren suffered his first setback on Wednesday when the Jharkhand High Court refused to stay the process of framing charges against him by the Special PMLA Court in Ranchi.

A PMLA court has framed charges against Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a case of alleged fraud and money laundering related to 8.86 acres of land in the Bargain area of Ranchi. Soren has dismissed the allegations as baseless. The trial in the case will now proceed.

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