New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday sought three weeks' time to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to illegal mining and extortion in Jharkhand and Bihar.

Sources in the ED claimed that Soren has written a letter to the probe agency seeking time to attend a few programs.

Soren was summoned by the ED to join the investigation on Thursday, but he skipped the questioning.

The federal agency had also written a letter to Jharkhand Police Commissioner for appropriate security arrangements ahead of his questioning.

"There was a cheque signed by Mr Soren which was found by us during the recent raid. He also allegedly misused hi...