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Arrest illegal, part of well-orchestrated conspiracy: Hemant Soren tells SC
Hemant Soren, JMM leader and former Jharkhand chief minister, has accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of arresting him as part of a "well-orchestrated conspiracy" by the Centre ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Soren has filed a plea before the Supreme Court, seeking his immediate release and declaring his arrest as unwarranted and in violation of his fundamental rights. The ED arrested Soren in a money laundering case linked to the "illegal" possession of land and alleged association with the "land mafia". The arrest is believed to be an attempt to topple Soren's democratically elected government.