DELHI: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been arrested by The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in a money-laundering case. ED had attached properties worth Rs. 4.81 crore belonging to four companies which were linked to Satyendar Jain.
Along with minister Jain, Swati Jain, Sushila Jain, Ajit Prasad Jain and Indu Jain have been attached in the same case over having disproportionate assets. CBI had already filed a FIR against Satyendar Jain, which was taken over by ED later.
According to ED’s statement, companies linked to Satyendar jain received accommodation entries work Rs. 4.81 Crore against cash transferred to Kolkata-based entry operators through the Hawala route. Previously CBI had alleged that Satyendar Jain was linked to the companies through which money laundering was done, with by holding the directors position or by having one third of the shares of the company.
Satyendar was questioned by CBI before. But, he couldn’t come up with suitable answers to clear the allegations levelled against him. However, AAP has refuted the CBI’s allegations and has called them “baseless’.
