| Names |
SHIBU SOREN |
| Date of
Birth |
January 11, 1944 |
| Identity |
Indian politician
from BIhar / Jharkhand |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- January 23, 1975: He was
one of the main accused amongst 69, with allegations to kill
10 people on this day, in a clash between tribals and
Muslims.
- May 22, 1994: Jha was
abducted in Delhi on this day and taken to Piska Nagari
village near Ranchi where he was killed.
- November 28, 2006: On this
day, Soren was found guilty in a 12-year-old case involving
the kidnapping and murder of his former personal secretary
Shashinath Jha.
- December 05, 2006: He was
sentenced to life imprisonment.
- June 25, 2007: He was being
escorted to his jail in Dumka, Jharkhand when his convoy was
attacked by bombs, but no one was hurt.
- August 23, 2007: The
Delhi High Court on this day overruled the District Court
and acquitted Soren, stating that "The trial court's
analysis is far from convincing and not sustainable."
- August 27, 2008: He became
the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on this day.
- January 18, 2009: He
resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Jharkhand on
this day.
- December 30, 2009: He
became the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on this day.
- May 31, 2010: He resigned
from the post of Chief Minister of Jharkhand on this day.
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| Special
Achievements / Events |
- Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand state in India.
- He has been previously convicted in a criminal case by
the Delhi High Court.
- He was the first serving Union minister to be convicted
for murder. He allegedly did so to cover up a case of
corruption and sodomy.
- He represented the Dumka constituency of Jharkhand in
the 14th Lok Sabha.
- He is the President of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
political party, a constituent of the UPA.
- He was the Minister for Coal in the Union Cabinet in
November 2006, when a Delhi district court found him guilty
in the murder of his private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in
1994.
- He has also been indicted in the past on other criminal
charges.
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