President Droupadi Murmu sanctions prosecution of AAP leader Satyendar Jain
The Hindu
President Droupadi Murmu grants sanction to prosecute AAP leader Satyendar Jain in money-laundering case investigated by ED, based on adequate proof.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) accorded sanction to prosecute Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in a money-laundering case being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), a senior government official said on Friday.
The prosecution sanction against Mr. Jain (60) was sought by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) last week, the official said.
The Ministry requested the sanction on the basis of an ED investigation, and the presence of adequate proof.
The money-laundering case stems from an August 2017 FIR filed against Mr. Jain and others by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on charges of alleged possession of disproportionate assets.
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The CBI filed a chargesheet in December 2018, stating that the alleged disproportionate assets were to the tune of ₹1.47 crore, about 217% more than Mr. Jain’s known sources of income during 2015-17.
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