New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court docket on Saturday granted two days of custody of former Delhi Jal Board (DJB) CEO Udit Prakash Rai and Nagendra Yadav to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in reference to the DJB STP tender rip-off case. It is alleged that the tender circumstances had been manipulated to favour a specific firm.
Six accused, together with former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, have been arrested within the case.
Special Judge (MP-MLA) Dig Vinay Singh allowed the applying moved by the ACB in search of two days of custody of Udit Prakash Rai and Nagendra Yadav.
The court docket stated that maintaining in view the above-mentioned details and circumstances, as far as the 2 days’ police custody software of accused Udit Prakash and Nagendra Yadav are involved, this Court is of the thought of opinion that their two days’ police custody is justified and obligatory within the details and circumstances of this case.
‘Their Police Custody is certainly obligatory for a good investigation for the above-mentioned causes; their custodial interrogation can also be essential to unearth different elements of the conspiracy, together with different individuals concerned,’ Special Judge ordered on August 29.
Investigating Agency seeks Police Custody of the 2 accused, stating that their detailed interrogation is required on the bottom as contained within the purposes regarding the each accused.
It is alleged that Nagendra Yadav acted as a key intermediary and conduit. Nagendra Yadav obtained roughly Rs. 1.95 Crores
into his financial institution accounts from entities related with Euroteck.
On 19.01.2023, Nagendra Yadav transferred Rs. 61 Lakhs straight by banking channels into the non-public checking account of Udit Prakash Rai, the then CEO of DJB. Another Rs. 91 Lakhs had been transferred by Nagendra Yadav to the mother-in-law of Rai.
Allegedly, these funds had been utilised for the acquisition of
immovable properties. Additionally, digital proof and WhatsApp chats recovered from the cell phone of Nagendra Yadav reveal direct communications with Raja Kumar Kurra and Vinod Chauhan concerning unlawful hawala transactions, together with
The transaction on 07.05.2022, the place particulars of a hawala operator (Rockey) and serial numbers of Indian Currency Notes had been exchanged to switch Rs 75 lakhs, with Nagendra Yadav subsequently confirming receipt of the money, the ACB alleged.
The court docket additionally allowed authorized conferences and entry to medicines through the custody interval.
The court docket directed the investigating officer to provide the accused earlier than it at 2 pm after completion of the two-day police custody.Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Manish Rawat appeared for the ACB.
Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur appeared for Udit Prakash Rai and opposed the custody remand software.
On August 27, the Rouse Avenue court docket had issued manufacturing warrants for Udit Prakash Rai, former CEO of the Delhi Jal Board, and Nagendra Yadav. Both had been produced earlier than the court docket on August 29 and had been in judicial custody.
Duty Judge Neha Paliwal Sharma had issued the manufacturing warrants after listening to an software moved by the ACB in reference to the DJB STP tender rip-off case.
The current FIR originated from a Vigilance reference dated May 10, 2024, from the Directorate of Vigilance, GNCTD, alleging a corruption rip-off involving lots of of crores of rupees within the Delhi Jal Board.
The allegations pertain to the tendering course of and subsequent award of contracts for the augmentation and upgradation of 10 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) throughout Delhi. The 10 STPs had been divided into 4 blocks or packages, with a complete tendered worth of roughly Rs 1,943 crore.
It is alleged that public servants from the DJB had been in league with personal contractors, know-how suppliers and intermediaries and manipulated tender circumstances, inflated price estimates and diluted environmental requirements to make sure that the contracts had been awarded to a choose cartel.
According to the allegations, the alleged irregularities resulted in wrongful loss to the general public exchequer and wrongful good points to personal entities. (ANI)