Shibu Soren Acquitted

The Delhi High court acquitted former Jharkhand CM and JMM Chief Shibu Soren of the murder charges of his private secretary Shashinath Jha. The Court stayed the trail court judgement that convicted Shibu Soren in the murder charges. The Court observed that the CBI failed miserably to build a strong case against Shibu Soren and other accused. The CBI also could not prove that the skeleton dug out in a village in Jharkhand was of Shashinath Jha.

Shibu Soren is presently lodged in a jail in Jharkhand. He is also facing trials in a 1975 mass murder in the State. If the CBI does not appeal against the verdict in the Supreme Court, it is most likely that Shibu Soren will be released and stake claim for a ministerial berth in the Union Cabinet again.