Hemant Soren Files Case Against Probe Agency Under SC/ST Act

Amid speculation about Hemant Soren’s imminent arrest, the Jharkhand chief minister has filed a case against senior officers of the Enforcement Directorate’s Ranchi office under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The complaint, filed at the SC/ST police station in Ranchi on Wednesday, pertains to the agency’s search operation at Mr Soren’s residence in New Delhi on Monday, and claims that the action harassed and maligned him and his entire community.