Koda summoned by ED; likely to be discharged today

The condition of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda is stable and the Ranchi hospital where he is admitted is ready to discharge him today, a senior doctor said. Enforcement Directorate has summoned him to Delhi on November 11.

The condition of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda is stable and the city hospital where he is admitted is ready to discharge him today, a senior doctor said.

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"We have informed to the authorities concerned that his (Koda) condition is stable and (he) can be discharged today. We are now waiting for their direction," the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr P D Sinha said.

The Income Tax and the Enforcement Directorate have asked the hospital authorities to inform them before they release Koda.

Koda got himself admitted to the Abdur Razzak Weavers Memorial Hospital in Ranchi on November 3 after complaining of stomach ache.

He and several of his associates are facing charges of money laundering and illegal investments to the tune of over Rs 2000 crore.