"Sufficient Evidence" Against Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, Says Court
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Satyendar Jain, 57, a minister without portfolio in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30. Jain held health, power and few other charges before the probe agency took him into custody.
A Delhi court on Friday said there is "prima facie sufficient evidence" against Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in the Enforcement Directorate charge-sheet which alleged he and his associates had "utilised" hawala funds to purchase agricultural lands in and around the national capital.
The charge-sheet or prosecution complaint was filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Delhi on July 27 and the court has taken its cognisance, the federal agency said in a statement.
The Enforcement Directorate has named Satyendar Jain, his wife Poonam Jain and associates Ajit Prasad Jain, Sunil Kumar Jain, Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain, and companies Akinchan Developers Pvt. Ltd, Paryas Infosolutions Pvt Ltd, Manglayatan Developers Pvt. Ltd and J J Ideal Estate Pvt. Ltd. in the charge-sheet.
Mr Jain, 57, a minister without portfolio in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30. Jain held health, power and few other charges before the probe agency took him into custody.
