Satyendar Jain, Delhi Jal Board ex-CEO among 6 arrested for 'scam'

In a significant development, Delhi's former DJB CEO Satyendar Jain, along with five others, was arrested by the city's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Tuesday in connection with a scam allegedly involving the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants. The case, initiated by the Directorate of Vigilance, alleges widespread irregularities, manipulation of tender criteria, and illicit collusion in the tendering process for the project, valued at over Rs 1,900 crore.

The ACB's investigation revealed that the tendering criteria were tailored to favor a private entity, Euroteck Environment, and that essential effluent parameters were omitted, while restrictive terms were inserted to benefit the private operator at the public's expense. The probe also uncovered a complex money trail involving intermediary entities, AN Enterprises and Srijanhar, through which bribes were allegedly received by ex-CEO Udit Prakash Rai and his relatives. Further investigation into the broader nexus is ongoing.

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