Satyendar Jain Archives - National Times

03 Sep

Arvind Kejriwal Confronts PM Modi Over Satyendar Jain’s Bail, Slams Arrest as Baseless Political Vendetta

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the arrest of former Delhi Minister and AAP Punjab Sah-Prabhari Satyendar Jain, after a court granted him bail. Arvind Kejriwal asked what the Prime Minister gained by sending Satyendar Jain to jail, pointing out that he was not even taken into police custody. He said the case was so weak that Satyendar Jain secured bail within just ten days and asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not even know how to run the country. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal…

19 Aug

Satyendar Jain Brought to ACB Office as Probe Into STP Tender Case Continues

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was brought to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) office on Wednesday by officials from the agency and Delhi Police, amid an investigation into alleged corruption in sewage treatment plant projects. Jain was arrested on August 18 over allegations related to the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Delhi. The case involves suspected irregularities in the tendering process for the projects. After his arrest, Jain was taken to the ACB premises as investigators continued their probe into the allegations. Officials are examining the tender process and other aspects of the…

18 Aug

Arvind Kejriwal Slams BJP Over Satyendar Jain’s Arrest in Delhi Jal Board Case, Claims Charges Will Be Proven False

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh) — Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain by the Anti-Corruption Branch, asserting that the 2024 Delhi Jal Board case would ultimately be proven fabricated. Defending the senior party leader, Kejriwal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of orchestrating the action through investigating agencies as part of an ongoing political vendetta. The reaction follows the arrest of Jain alongside five others in connection with a First Information Report filed in May 2024 by the Directorate of Vigilance, which alleged irregularities and tender manipulation in contracts…

18 Aug

Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain and Ex-DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai Among Six Arrested in STP Tender Case

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh)— Former Delhi Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain, alongside former Delhi Jal Board Chief Executive Officer Udit Prakash Rai, has been arrested by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch on Tuesday. The arrests form part of an ongoing investigation into alleged criminal conspiracy, tender manipulation, and financial irregularities in contracts awarded for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants across the national capital. The anti-graft agency also took four other individuals into custody, identified as former contractual consultant with the water utility Ankit Srivastava, AN Enterprises proprietor Nagendra Yadav, Euroteck Environment Private Limited owner…

08 Dec

ED Files Chargesheet Against Satyendar Jain and 13 Others in Delhi Jal Board Tender Scam

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New Delhi, December 8, 2025— The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against former Delhi Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Kumar Jain and 13 others in a money-laundering case linked to alleged corruption in awarding four tenders for Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) under the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).The chargesheet, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), also names Udit Prakash Rai, the then CEO of the Delhi Jal Board; Ajay Gupta, then Member, DJB; Satish Chandra Vashishth, then Chief Engineer; and several private individuals. The agency said the case stems from an Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) FIR against…

30 Apr

ACB Cracks Down on Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain in Rs 2,000 Crore Classroom Construction Scam

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New Delhi (National Times): In a major development, the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has filed a criminal case against former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and ex-PWD Minister Satyendar Jain in connection with a large-scale scam related to the construction of school classrooms in the national capital. The case revolves around the construction of over 12,000 classrooms, where the ACB alleges massive financial misconduct. The scam, running into approximately ₹2,000 crore, involves unauthorized appointments of consultants, cost inflations, and failure to complete projects on time. As per official estimates, the AAP government spent close to Rs 2,892 crore on these classrooms,…

13 Mar

President Approves FIR Against Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain in ₹1,300 Crore Delhi Classroom Scam

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New Delhi, March 13, 2025 – President Droupadi Murmu has approved the registration of an FIR against senior AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain over an alleged ₹1,300 crore scam linked to the construction of classrooms in Delhi government schools, sources said.The case stems from a 2022 report by the Delhi government's vigilance directorate, which recommended a probe into suspected irregularities. The report was submitted to the Chief Secretary after initial investigations pointed to large-scale financial mismanagement. Central Vigilance Commission’s Findings The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) flagged the issue in a report dated February 17, 2020. It highlighted "glaring…