For Jailed Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, Setback In Court

New Delhi:

The bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain was rejected by a Delhi court today in a money laundering case. 

Besides Mr Jain’s plea, the bail applications of two co-accused in the case – Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain – were also dismissed by the court. 

The 58-year-old Delhi minister was arrested on May 30 by the Enforcement Directorate based on a First Information report or FIR filed by the CBI against Mr Jain. 

The Superintendent of Delhi’s Tihar Jail where Mr Jain has been locked up was suspended for alleged VIP treatment to the minister earlier this week.

The action was taken on the recommendation of an inquiry committee constituted by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar accused the Superintendent of jail, Ajit Kumar, of extending undue favours.
   
Sukesh Chandrasekhar had earlier alleged that he was forced to pay Rs 10 crore as “protection money” to Satyendar Jain through Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel, a stunning claim that was trashed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal. Mr Goel was then transferred from the Tihar Jail.

In a letter to the Lieutenant Governor, Sukesh Chandrasekhar also claimed he had paid “more than 50 crores” to AAP for an important post in the party in the south and a Rajya Sabha seat.

Sukesh Chandrasekhar has been in jail since 2017 over charges of extorting money from high-profile personalities, including industrialists and celebrities.