New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a Prosecution Complaint or chargesheet in opposition to former Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Satyendar Jain and 13 others in a Rs 17.70 crore cash laundering case in reference to an alleged corruption case involving the award of 4 tenders associated to Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
Besides Jain, the then Water Minister of Delhi and Chairman of DJB, the prosecution criticism is filed in opposition to the then Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former DJB member Ajay, then Delhi Jal Board Chief Engineer Satish Chandra Vashishth, and different personal individuals and entities beneath the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
ED initiated an investigation on the idea of a First Information Report (FIR) registered by Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Branch in opposition to Euroteck Environmental Pvt Ltd (EEPL) and others beneath varied sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, alleging a rip-off in DJB within the title of augmentation and upgradation of current 10 STPs at Pappankalan and Nilothi (Package 1), Najafgarh and Keshopur (Package 2), Coronation Pillar, Narela and Rohini (Package 3), and Kondli (Package 4).
‘It is revealed that Rajakumar Kurra, Managing Director of EEPL, received the phrases and situations of the DJB tender manipulated via officers of DJB and personal individuals Nagendra Yadav and others, making the tender restrictive to the utilization of ‘IFAS know-how with fastened media’ solely and thereby, enabling EEPL to develop into the only provider of know-how in mentioned tender,’ mentioned the ED in an announcement.
As per the findings of the investigation, ED mentioned, Rajakumar Kurra and his associates paid unlawful fee and a bribe of Rs 6.73 crore via banking channels and in money, which is nothing however Proceeds of Crime beneath PMLA, 2002. ‘The unlawful fee or bribe was paid via banking transactions by issuing bogus invoices and advances to obfuscate the funds, and in addition via money by hawala channels.’
According to the monetary probe company, these acts resulted in an undue revenue of Rs 9.96 crore accruing to EEPL, which can also be proceeds of crime beneath PMLA.
ED mentioned its investigation has concluded that Jain, Rai, Gupta (the then member), Vashishth and personal individuals and entities particularly EEPL, Raja Kumar Kurra, Vinod Chauhan, Nagendra Yadav and different accused individuals are concerned in or have assisted in technology, acquisition, concealment, possession and use of whole Proceeds of Crime to the tune of Rs 17.70 crore and thus dedicated offence of cash laundering.
In this case, ED has hooked up movable and immovable properties amounting to Rs 15.36 crore of the varied individuals. (ANI)