DUMKA, Aug. 24: Shibu Soren, who has been acquittal in the Shashnath Jha murder case, is likely to be liberated today. Acquitted by the Delhi High court in the case relating to murder of his private secretary, Soren will appear before a Giridih court today.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha supremo left for Giridih in the morning to appear before the court in connection with 1974 Kurko murder case. The case relates to the murder of some people over killing of a goat rpt goat at Kurko in Giridih district.

According to Soren's aide Krishna Singh, Shibu Soren, who could not be liberated from the Dumka central jail on Thursday following a technical hitch in his release order, is expected to be freed from jail by the evening.