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ED issues summons to Hemant Soren’s media advisor and two others in illegal mining case

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday issued summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Press Advisor Abhishek Prasad to appear before it on January 16 in connection with an illegal mining case. Two others have also been summoned — Vinod Singh, a close associate of Mr. Soren, on January 15; and Sahibganj Deputy Commissioner Ramniwas Yadav, on January 11,. The ED has also issued summons to Rajkishore Yadav alias Pappu Yadav, former MLA of the Katoria Assembly seat in Bihar to appear at the agency’s office for questioning at 11 a.m. on January 9. The ED moved on several matters in the ₹1,250 crore case related to illegal mining in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district on Wednesday.

The Hindu

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