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Satyendar Jain, Five Others Arrested in Delhi Jal Board Case
The Anti-Corruption Branch arrested six people in a case about Delhi water-treatment plant contracts.
One of them is Satyendar Kumar Jain, a former Delhi water minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader.
The agency says some tender rules may have been written to help one particular company.
It also says middlemen may have been used to move money.
Investigators allege that former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai received ₹1.52 crore in bribes through bank accounts.
The wider case has been described as involving alleged irregularities worth about ₹1.943 crore.
The case began after a complaint from the Delhi government’s Directorate of Vigilance.
The Aam Aadmi Party denies the political allegations and says Jain was in jail when the tender was issued.
Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Branch arrested former minister Satyendar Kumar Jain and five others over alleged Delhi Jal Board tender irregularities.
The case concerns tenders for augmenting and upgrading sewage treatment plants and was registered on May 11, 2024.
The ACB alleges restrictive technical conditions, a favoured technology provider, omitted treatment parameters and a criminal conspiracy.
Investigators allege that ₹1.52 crore was paid to former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai and relatives through AN Enterprises.
The Aam Aadmi Party called Jain’s arrest politically motivated and argued he was in jail when the relevant tender was issued.
- Who
- Former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Kumar Jain, former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former consultant Ankit Srivastava, and private individuals Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma were arrested.
- What
- The six were arrested in an alleged corruption and tender-manipulation case involving Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant projects.
- Where
- Delhi, in connection with tenders issued by the Delhi Jal Board.
- When
- The FIR was registered on May 11, 2024; the arrests were reported on a Tuesday, but the articles do not give the exact arrest date.
- Why
- The Anti-Corruption Branch alleges irregularities, restrictive tender conditions, criminal conspiracy and bribery in the tendering process.
Anti-Corruption Branch Allegations
Aam Aadmi Party Response
Tender manipulation
Anti-Corruption Branch Allegations
The ACB alleges that restrictive technical specifications and tender conditions favoured Euroteck Environment Pvt. Ltd., while a proposed pilot study was not conducted and essential treated-effluent parameters were excluded.
Aam Aadmi Party Response
The AAP rejects the allegations as politically motivated and describes the case against Jain as baseless.
Jain’s responsibility
Anti-Corruption Branch Allegations
The ACB arrested Jain as one of six accused in the alleged DJB tender conspiracy; the articles do not state the agency’s specific public explanation of his individual role beyond the arrest.
Aam Aadmi Party Response
AAP spokesperson Anurag Dhanda said the tender was issued in October 2022, when Jain was in jail in a separate case, and questioned how he could be responsible.
Political motivation
Anti-Corruption Branch Allegations
The ACB presents the arrests as the result of an investigation following a Directorate of Vigilance complaint.
Aam Aadmi Party Response
AAP leaders Anurag Dhanda and Arvind Kejriwal said the arrest was ordered by or carried out at the behest of the BJP, alleging political targeting linked to Jain’s role as the party’s Punjab co-in-charge.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Six people, including Satyendar Kumar Jain and former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai
- Investigating agency
- Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch
- FIR
- FIR No. 10/2024, registered on May 11, 2024
- Projects
- Augmentation and upgradation of Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plants
- Alleged case value
- Approximately ₹1.943 crore, according to one report
- Alleged payment
- The ACB alleges ₹1.52 crore was routed to Rai and relatives through AN Enterprises
- Legal provisions
- Prevention of Corruption Act provisions and Indian Penal Code sections including cheating, breach of trust and criminal conspiracy
Quotes
AAP Chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
Politician and AAP leader
“"How many more proofs are needed that the BJP is scared of the AAP? At the time of that Jal Board tender, Satyendar ji was in jail. How did he become responsible from jail? The real reason is that Satyendar Jain is the AAP co-in-charge of Punjab and elections are coming up there."”
NDTV
“"Satyendar Jain has once again been arrested at the behest of the BJP. Everyone still remembers the ordeal they put him through by throwing him in jail a short time ago. The previous case was fabricated and this case will also be proven fake."”
NDTV
Sources
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