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Up to date: Aug 18, 2026 21:44 IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The Anti-Corruption Department has arrested six accused, together with former Delhi minister and AAP chief Satyendar Kumar Jain and former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, in reference to alleged irregularities and manipulation within the tendering course of for augmentation and upgradation of Sewage Remedy Crops (STPs).
In keeping with the ACB, the accused have been arrested in reference to an FIR registered underneath the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the IPC.
The opposite accused arrested within the case have been recognized as Ankit Srivastava, former contractual marketing consultant with the Delhi Jal Board; Nagendra Yadav, proprietor of M/s AN Enterprises; Raja Kumar Kurra, proprietor of M/s Euroteck Setting Pvt. Ltd.; and Pankaj Verma, proprietor of M/s Srijanhar.
The case was registered on a criticism by the Directorate of Vigilance, GNCTD, following allegations of large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender situations and prison conspiracy within the DJB tendering course of.
In the course of the investigation, the ACB allegedly discovered that restrictive technical specs and situations have been launched within the tender in a fashion that favoured a specific know-how supplier, M/s Euroteck Setting Pvt. Ltd., thereby allegedly proscribing competitors and offering undue benefit to the non-public entity.
The investigation additionally revealed alleged non-conduct of a proposed pilot examine, inclusion of restrictive situations referring to the know-how and media for use, exclusion of important parameters regarding handled effluent and subsequent adjustments in technical specs, in response to the ACB.
The company mentioned evaluation of digital proof allegedly revealed communication between non-public individuals, intermediaries and public servants relating to tender situations, corrigendums and different tender-related paperwork. A few of these paperwork have been allegedly included into the tender discover issued by the DJB.
The ACB additional alleged that funds have been transferred as fee/bribe via middleman entities, together with M/s Srijanhar and M/s AN Enterprises.
Additional, as per ACB’s investigation, substantial quantities have been allegedly transferred to the proprietorship concern of accused Nagendra Yadav from entities linked to the non-public know-how supplier. The company mentioned subsequent transactions resulted within the switch of funds to former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai and his kin.
The ACB has particularly alleged that Rai obtained a bribe amounting to round Rs 1.52 crore in his and his kin’ financial institution accounts via M/s AN Enterprises. The company additional alleged that the quantity was subsequently used for buying immovable property.
The investigation additionally allegedly revealed communications between Raja Kumar Kurra, Nagendra Yadav and Ankit Srivastava regarding conferences, tender situations, corrigendums and different issues associated to the STP tender.
The ACB mentioned the fabric collected throughout the investigation led to the interrogation and subsequent arrest of all six accused on August 18.
Additional investigation continues to be underway. (ANI)
