New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue courtroom on Monday remanded Udit Prakash Rai, the previous CEO of DJB and Nagendra Yadav to judicial custody until September 3. They have been produced earlier than the courtroom by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) after two days of police custody.
They have been arrested within the DJB STP Tender rip-off case. It is alleged that tender situations have been manipulated to favour a specific firm.
Six accused, together with former Delhi Minister Satyender Jain, have been arrested on this case.
Special Judge (MP-MLA) Dig Vinay Singh remanded Udit Prakash Rai and Nagendra Yadav to judicial custody until September 3. They might be produced by means of video conferencing on the following date of listening to.
Meanwhile, the courtroom has known as for a medical standing report from the jail authorities on the plea of accused Ankit Shrivastava searching for medical and Psychiatry assistant in judicial custody.
His counsel Rajat Bhardwaj prayed that Ankit Shrivastava has some medical points. His well being is deteriorating. He needs to be supplied medical help and a selected weight loss program as per his illnesses. He needs to be allowed to have books.
Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Manish Rawat alongwith Inspector Krishan Kumar appeared for the ACB.
On August 27, the Rouse Avenue courtroom issued manufacturing warrants of Udit Prakash Rai, former CEO, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Nagendra Yadav.
The current FIR originated from a Vigilance reference of May 10, 2024, from the Directorate of Vigilance, GNCTD, alleging a corruption rip-off involving a whole bunch of crores of rupees within the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
The allegations pertain to the tendering course of and the next award of contracts for the augmentation and upgradation of ten (10) Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) throughout Delhi. Those 10 STPs have been divided into 4 blocks/packages, with a complete tendered worth of roughly Rs 1943 crores.
It is alleged that the general public servants from DJB have been in league with personal contractors, expertise suppliers, and intermediaries, manipulating tender situations, inflating price estimates, and diluting environmental requirements to make sure that the contracts have been awarded to a choose cartel, leading to wrongful loss to the general public exchequer and wrongful positive aspects to the personal entities. (ANI)