AAP leader Satyendar Jain sent to judicial custody in sewage plant tender case
Former Delhi Water Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain has been sent to judicial custody by a special court in connection with a multi-crore sewage treatment plant (STP) tender scam. The court dismissed Jain's application claiming that his arrest was illegal. Jain, along with former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, are among six people taken into custody by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) as part of an investigation into bribery, tender manipulation, and criminal conspiracy.
The probe stems from allegations of irregularities in the bidding process for upgrading Delhi's sewage treatment facilities, which were awarded in 2022 while Jain was the Water Minister. The ACB registered a First Information Report (FIR) in May 2024 under the Prevention of Corruption Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also filed a chargesheet against Jain and 13 others, alleging a financial fraud of approximately Rs 17.7 crore and the illegal allocation of four distinct STP upgrade tenders.
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