'Under Orders Of...': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Says Jharkhand Police Spied On Champai Soren's Every Move In New Delhi

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Wednesday that Jharkhand Minister Champai Soren was under surveillance during his visits to New Delhi. He alleged that two sub-inspectors (SIs) of the Special Branch of Jharkhand Police had been spying on Champai Soren for the last five months.

Himanta Biswa further suggested that this is one of the rarest cases of surveillance where the ex-chief minister is allegedly spied on by his government.

During a press conference on Wednesday, August 28, Himanta Biswa Sarma said,“This is one of the rarest cases of surveillance in Indian politics we will raise it at the highest levels,” newswire PTI reported. He added,“As per the two SIs, orders to track Soren came from a 'person in Constitutional position' and the Special Branch chief.”

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The remarks come after Champai Soren's associates nabbed two sub-inspectors (SIs) of the Special Branch of Jharkhand Police in a Delhi hotel. The incident occurred when the police were keeping a watch on the ex-chief minister, Himanta Biswa said. According to an HT report, suspicion against the two sub-inspectors arose after they were seen taking photographs of Champai Soren's hotel room.

He claimed that two intelligence officers confessed to taking the same flight to Delhi as Champai Soren. He further noted that the officers admitted to taking a room close to that of the ex-Jharkhand CM under the orders of a "senior person" occupying a "constitutional post" in the state, reported Hindustan Times.

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The Assam Chief Minister mentioned that the two SIs were handed over to Delhi Police and suggested that the probe is going on. Suspecting the Jharkhand government of tapping Champai Soren's phones, the Assam CM alleged that there might have been a plan to 'honey trap' him before his induction into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Earlier this week, former Jharkhand CM announced that he will join the saffron party on August 30 ahead of assembly polls in Jharkhand.

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Himanta Biswa suggested the involvement of a woman with the two intelligence officers.“Soren was put under surveillance even before he was in talks with the BJP,” PTI quoted Assam CM as saying.

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