Rouse Avenue Court Reserves Order on Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea in DJB Scam Case
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in connection with the alleged Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant tender scam case. The court is scheduled to pronounce its order on September 3.
Following the conclusion of the court proceedings, Jain, who was arrested in connection with the case, said, "Satyamev Jayate" after the hearing.
On August 19, Jain was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi, a day after he was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with the alleged Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant tender scam case.
The Anti-Corruption Branch has accused Jain of alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions, and criminal conspiracy during the tendering process. These alleged irregularities were carried out in relation to projects for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants under the Delhi Jal Board.
The ongoing probe is linked to a First Information Report registered on May 11, 2024. The FIR was lodged under statutory provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018, along with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code dealing with allegations of cheating, criminal breach of trust, and criminal conspiracy.
The investigative agency has arrested six people so far in connection with the Delhi Jal Board case. Those arrested by the authorities include Satyendar Kumar Jain; former Delhi Jal Board Chief Executive Officer Udit Prakash Rai, an Indian Administrative Service officer who served as a contractual consultant; Ankit Srivastava; Nagendra Yadav, proprietor of M/s AN Enterprises; and Raja Kumar Kurra, owner of M/s Euroteck Environment Pvt.
