Supreme Court closes former Jharkhand CM Soren's plea in money laundering case

Hemant Soren's interim bail plea for campaigning during the Lok Sabha elections was denied by the Supreme Court; his lawyer was directed to address the matter during the scheduled bail plea hearing on Monday.

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