New Delhi, Raj Niwas officials on Saturday said Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the recommendation of investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act against former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, who is jailed in a corruption case related to the installation of CCTV in the city. Has given.
No immediate reaction was available from AAP on the allegations against its senior leader. Jain is already in jail in a money laundering case.
According to Raj Nivas officials, the allegation in the present case is that Jain took a bribe of Rs 7 crore to waive a fine of Rs 16 crore imposed on a company for delay in installing CCTV in 70 assembly constituencies of Delhi.
He said Saxena agreed to the Vigilance Directorate's proposal to send the case to the Union Home Ministry for approval to investigate Jain by the Anti-Corruption Branch under Section 17A of the Anti-Corruption Act.
Officials said Jain was the PWD minister and nodal authority for the project to install 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras in Delhi at a cost of Rs 571 crore.
He resigned as minister in February 2023, a few months after his arrest in a money laundering case.
No immediate reaction was available from AAP on the allegations against its senior leader. Jain is already in jail in a money laundering case.
According to Raj Nivas officials, the allegation in the present case is that Jain took a bribe of Rs 7 crore to waive a fine of Rs 16 crore imposed on a company for delay in installing CCTV in 70 assembly constituencies of Delhi.
He said Saxena agreed to the Vigilance Directorate's proposal to send the case to the Union Home Ministry for approval to investigate Jain by the Anti-Corruption Branch under Section 17A of the Anti-Corruption Act.
Officials said Jain was the PWD minister and nodal authority for the project to install 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras in Delhi at a cost of Rs 571 crore.
He resigned as minister in February 2023, a few months after his arrest in a money laundering case.
