Archive · 8 Oct 2026
People Pay Tribute to Roopi Soren Ahead of Last Rites
Roopi Soren, the mother of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, died in Ranchi.
She was about 80 years old.
People came to her home in Ranchi to pay their respects.
Her family planned to take her remains to Nemra, her ancestral village.
Nemra is in Ramgarh district.
Her last rites were scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Roopi was married to Shibu Soren, who founded the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
She had also taken part in politics and later cared for her husband.
Roopi Soren died at a private hospital in Ranchi on Wednesday evening, aged about 80.
People from different walks of life paid their respects at her Morabadi residence in Ranchi on Thursday.
Her remains were to be taken to her ancestral village, Nemra, in Ramgarh district, on Thursday morning.
Her last rites were scheduled to be performed in Nemra on Thursday afternoon.
Roopi Soren was the mother of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and wife of JMM founder and former chief minister Shibu Soren.
- Who
- Roopi Soren, mother of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and wife of Shibu Soren.
- What
- She died, and people paid their respects as preparations were made for her last rites.
- When
- She died Wednesday evening; tributes and the planned last rites were on Thursday. The year is not stated.
- Where
- She died in Ranchi; her remains were to be taken to Nemra in Ramgarh district for the last rites.
- Why
- People gathered to pay their last respects following her death.
- Age
- About 80
- Place of death
- A private hospital in Ranchi
- Residence for tributes
- Morabadi, Ranchi
- Ancestral village
- Nemra, Ramgarh district
- Last rites
- Scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Nemra
- Political contest
- Contested the 1999 Lok Sabha election from Dumka and lost to Babulal Marandi by fewer than 5,000 votes
- Family
- Wife of Shibu Soren and mother of Hemant Soren