Satyendar Jain Faces ED Over DJB Augmentation Corruption Scandal

Former Delhi minister and prominent Aam Aadmi Party leader, Satyendar Jain, attended a session at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday. He faced interrogation related to an ongoing money laundering investigation connected to alleged corruption stories within the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) operations.

The questioning pertains to dubious augmentation activities at certain sewage treatment plants managed by the DJB. This is not the ED's first engagement with the matter; notable raids were previously conducted last July. The inquiries revolve around supposed inappropriate management of contracts worth substantial sums of money.

The ED's investigation drew from an FIR filed by the Delhi government's anti-corruption branch. It accuses Euroteck Environmental Pvt Ltd and associates of scandalous activities, particularly in relation to the award of four tenders for enhancing sewage facilities. These contracts, valued at Rs 1,943 crore, allegedly underwent questionable inflation without undergoing proper processes.

(With inputs from agencies.)