New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain was taken to Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday, a day after he was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB).
He was arrested for alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender situations, and prison conspiracy within the tendering course of referring to augmentation/upgradation of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
The ACB arrested six individuals in reference to an FIR registered on May 11, 2024, below provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018, together with related sections of the Indian Penal Code associated to dishonest, prison breach of belief and prison conspiracy.
The accused arrested within the case embody Satyendar Kumar Jain, former CEO of the Delhi Jal Board; Udit Prakash Rai (IAS), former contractual marketing consultant of DJB; Ankit Srivastava; Nagendra Yadav, proprietor of M/s AN Enterprises; Raja Kumar Kurra, proprietor of M/s Euroteck Environment Pvt. Ltd.; and Pankaj Verma, proprietor of M/s Srijanhar.
According to the ACB, the case was initiated following a grievance by the Directorate of Vigilance, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), which flagged alleged irregularities within the DJB tender course of for augmenting and upgrading STPs.The company alleged that the tender course of was manipulated to favour a specific non-public expertise agency, M/s Euroteck Environment Pvt. Ltd, by means of restrictive technical specs that allegedly prevented participation by different bidders.
The ACB claimed that its investigation discovered {that a} proposed pilot examine was not performed, technical specs had been modified throughout the tender course of, and corrigenda had been issued in a fashion that allegedly benefited the non-public agency.
The company additional alleged that digital proof indicated that tender paperwork and sure situations had been exchanged among the many accused earlier than being integrated into the official tender discover issued by the DJB.
The company additionally claimed that communications between officers and personal entities indicated a coordinated effort to affect the procurement course of.
The ACB stated all six accused had been questioned earlier than being arrested on August 18. The company added that the investigation into the alleged cash path and proceeds of crime is continuous. (ANI)