Vinod Singh:- ED is once again interrogating Vinod Singh, close to former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, on Friday. The agency has extracted 539 pages of records of his WhatsApp chatting with Hemant Soren. In this chatting, there are details related to various types of deals ranging from offers of huge amount for transfer-posting of officers. ED would like to know from Vinod Singh what responses he had given to the messages he had sent to Hemant Soren through WhatsApp. What was the result of the recommendation he had made for transfer-posting of officers and how much money did he get in return for it and to whom did this money reach? Vinod Singh has also shared many types of documents with Hemant Soren on WhatsApp, including the admit cards of the candidates of Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission examination. CM Hemant Soren’s troubles have increased further after these details of WhatsApp chatting came to light.
ED had also asked Hemant Soren for his mobile, but he refused to give it. Now Vinod Singh can be made to sit in front of Hemant Soren and interrogated. It is noteworthy that Vinod Singh is a well-known architect of Ranchi and has been close to Hemant Soren. ED had raided his premises in the beginning of January and seized mobile phones, electronic devices and many documents. Apart from Vinod Singh, preparations are also going on to interrogate Abhishek Prasad Pintu, who was the press advisor of Hemant Soren. ED had earlier sent summons to him, but he had sought time from the agency citing his wife’s illness. (IANS)