A special PMLA court in Ranchi framed charges against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday in a money laundering case linked to an alleged 8.86-acre land fraud.
Soren appeared virtually via video conferencing and pleaded innocence against all charges while 16 others are also accused in the case.
The Jharkhand High Court refused to stay the trial proceedings and issued notices to the Central Government and Enforcement Directorate to reply by October 20 on a challenge to Section 44(1)(d) of the PMLA.