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Six Arrested in Alleged Delhi Jal Board Tender Irregularities
Six people were arrested over sewage-treatment plant contracts in Delhi.
One of them is former minister Satyendar Jain.
Another is former Delhi Jal Board chief Udit Prakash Rai.
The Anti-Corruption Branch says the tender rules may have been written to help a company called Euroteck Environment.
It also says a planned test project was not carried out and some important treatment rules were left out.
Investigators say officials, private people and middlemen exchanged documents and messages about the tenders.
The agency alleges that money moved through intermediary companies and that Rs 1.52 crore reached Rai and his relatives.
Arvind Kejriwal says Jain was targeted for political reasons and that the case is false.
The investigation is still continuing, and the accused are entitled to due process.
Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and ex-DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai were among six arrested on August 18, 2026.
The Anti-Corruption Branch alleges that sewage treatment plant tenders were manipulated to favor Euroteck Environment Pvt Ltd.
Investigators cited restrictive specifications, an un conducted pilot study, omitted effluent parameters and changed technical conditions.
The ACB alleges that intermediary firms routed Rs 1.52 crore to Rai and his relatives for immovable-property purchases.
Arvind Kejriwal called Jain’s arrest politically motivated, while the ACB said its investigation was continuing.
- Who
- Former minister Satyendar Jain, former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava, and private individuals Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch.
- What
- They were arrested over alleged corruption, tender manipulation and criminal conspiracy involving Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant projects.
- Where
- The alleged irregularities involved sewage treatment plant tenders operated by the Delhi Jal Board in Delhi.
- When
- The case was registered on May 11, 2024, and the arrests were made on August 18, 2026.
- Why
- The ACB alleges that tender conditions restricted competition, favored Euroteck Environment and were linked to alleged commission or bribe payments.
ACB Allegations
AAP Response
Tender process
ACB Allegations
The ACB alleges that restrictive specifications, omitted treated-effluent parameters, an un conducted pilot study and later changes favored Euroteck Environment and limited competition.
AAP Response
Arvind Kejriwal says the case against Satyendar Jain is fabricated and politically motivated, and that the allegations will be proven false.
Money transfers
ACB Allegations
The agency alleges that funds linked to Euroteck moved through Srijanhar and A.N. Enterprises, with Rs 1.52 crore reaching Rai and his relatives through banking channels.
AAP Response
The reports do not provide a detailed public rebuttal from Jain or Rai to the specific money-trail allegations; the accused remain entitled to due process.
Political motivation
ACB Allegations
The ACB describes the arrests as part of its investigation into alleged corruption and manipulation in Delhi Jal Board tenders.
AAP Response
Kejriwal and AAP MP Sanjay Singh allege that the Bharatiya Janata Party is using investigative agencies to pressure AAP and influence elections.
Key facts
- Investigating agency
- Anti-Corruption Branch
- Case registered
- May 11, 2024, following a Directorate of Vigilance complaint
- People arrested
- Six, including Satyendar Jain and Udit Prakash Rai
- Projects involved
- Augmentation and upgradation of Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plants
- Alleged favored provider
- Euroteck Environment Pvt Ltd
- Alleged amount received by Rai and relatives
- Rs 1.52 crore
- Charges cited
- Sections 7, 7A, 9 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and Sections 420, 409, 418 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code
- Related Enforcement Directorate proceeding
- The Enforcement Directorate reportedly filed a December 2025 chargesheet against Jain and 13 others in a related Delhi Jal Board tender matter; it alleged a Rs 17.7 crore fraud involving four tenders.
Quotes
Anti‑Corruption Branch (ACB)
Investigating agency
“The investigation also revealed that Sh. Udit Prakash Rai, the then CEO of DJB, received bribe amount to the tune of Rs. 1.52 Crores in his and his relatives bank accounts through banking channels from M/s A.N. Enterprises.”
news18.com
“The entire Aam Aadmi Party and the people of the country stand firmly with Satendra Jain ji.”
news18.com
Sources
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