Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Satyendar Jain, Five Others Produced in DJB Corruption Case
Satyendar Jain and five other people were taken to court in Delhi.
They were arrested in a case about alleged problems with government contracts.
The contracts involved projects to improve sewage treatment plants.
The Anti-Corruption Branch is investigating the case.
The other accused include a former Delhi Jal Board chief executive and a former consultant.
Three private individuals are also named in the case.
Investigators allege that tender rules may have been changed unfairly.
The case began after a complaint from the Directorate of Vigilance, and court proceedings were underway.
Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and five others were produced in court in an alleged Delhi Jal Board corruption case.
The Anti-Corruption Branch arrested the accused over alleged irregularities in sewage treatment plant project tenders.
The accused include former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai and former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava.
Three private individuals—Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma—are also accused.
The case was registered on May 11, 2024, following a Directorate of Vigilance complaint alleging tender manipulation and criminal conspiracy.
- Who
- Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava, and private persons Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma.
- What
- The six arrested accused were produced in court in an alleged corruption case involving sewage treatment plant project tenders.
- When
- They were produced on Wednesday; one report dates the filing to August 19, while the case was registered on May 11, 2024.
- Where
- A court in New Delhi, before Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh.
- Why
- The Anti-Corruption Branch alleges large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant projects.
- Agency
- Anti-Corruption Branch
- Case subject
- Tendering for augmentation and upgradation of Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plants
- Case registration
- May 11, 2024
- Complaint
- Directorate of Vigilance
- Court
- Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh
- Accused
- Six people, including Satyendar Jain and Udit Prakash Rai
- Proceedings
- The court proceedings were underway
