Ranchi, Aug. 24 -- Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Champai Soren has been placed under house arrest hours before his planned protest against the land acquisition for the proposed Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS-2) in Kanke area of Ranchi.

"To prevent the voice of the tribal/indigenous farmers of Nagdi from being raised, the Jharkhand government has placed me under house arrest since this morning," Soren said in a post on X this morning.

Deputy Superintendent of Police KV Raman said the step was necessary to maintain law and order.

DSP Raman said, "To maintain law and order, appropriate measures have been taken. The police have intervened, and he will remain at home for now. He was al...