Satyendar Jain seems earlier than the Anti-Corruption Department for questioning in reference to an alleged graft case within the development of school rooms in authorities faculties. File
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A Delhi court docket on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) despatched former Minister Satyendar Jain, ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai and three others within the alleged corruption case involving the tendering course of for sewage therapy plant tasks of the DJB to 14-day judicial custody.
Particular Choose Dig Vinay Singh additionally despatched Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual advisor with the DJB, to 2 days of police custody.
The court docket additionally issued discover to the Anti-Corruption Department (ACB) on a bail plea of Jain, which was moved by his counsel on Wednesday.
Mr. Jain, Mr. Rai, Mr. Srivastava, and three others have been arrested by the ACB in reference to the case on Tuesday (August 18) evening.
A reasoned order is awaited.
Also read: Delhi ACB arrests Satyendar Jain, five others over STP tender ‘irregularities’
Different accused within the case are personal individuals Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra, and Pankaj Verma.
The case was registered in Might 2024, on a grievance by the Directorate of Vigilance, over alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender situations and felony conspiracy within the tendering course of associated to augmentation and upgradation of sewage therapy crops of the DJB.
Revealed – August 19, 2026 07:06 pm IST
