Delhi L-G gives approval for ACB probe against Satyendar Jain in bribery case
The Hindu
Delhi LG approves investigation against ex-minister Satyendar Jain in CCTV bribery case; AAP alleges BJP conspiracy.
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena has given his approval to initiate an investigation against former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in a bribery case related to the installation of CCTV cameras in the national capital, Raj Niwas officials said on Saturday.
The former Public Works Department Minister has been accused of receiving a bribe of ₹7 crore for waiving the penalty of ₹16 crore imposed on Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for delay in installing 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras in the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi at a cost of ₹571 crore.
Mr. Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2022 in connection with a money laundering case and is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
Mr. Saxena agreed with a proposal from the Directorate of Vigilance to refer the matter under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for approving an investigation against Mr. Jain by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB).
The allegations against Mr. Jain emerged after an employee of BEL filed a complaint with the ACB in September 2019 claiming that the firm arranged the bribe money through its vendors.
The ruling AAP alleged that the case was part of the BJP’s “relentless conspiracies” against it
“The BJP is relentlessly engaging in sinister conspiracies against the Delhi government day and night to halt its works,” AAP said in a statement.
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