Shibu Soren to be released today

Dumka, Aug 25: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) chief and former union minister Shibu Soren, who was exonerated by the Delhi High Court in the Shashinath Jha murder case on Wednesday, will be released from the Dumka central jail today.

Talking to the sources, Soren's family sources said one special messenger reached Dhanbad this morning and left for Jamtara with the copy of the decision of Delhi High Court and the release order issued by the Tihar Jail authorities in Delhi.

The sources said Soren would be released only after the release orders from a Jamtara court reached here.

They said the release orders of Soren have already been received from Dumka, Jamshedpur, Giridih courts. They added that only orders from Jamtara court were awaited.

UNI