Feb 15, 2025 01:05 AM IST
The sanction has been requested below Part 218 of BNSS
The Union house ministry has sought President Droupadi Murmu’s approval to prosecute AAP chief and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a cash laundering case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), officers acquainted with the matter stated on Friday. The sanction has been requested below Part 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a provision associated to the prosecution of judges and public servants.
AAP chief Satyendar Jain being produced earlier than the courtroom in a cash laundering case in October 2024. (PTI)
“Based on ED’s material and adequate proof, MHA has sought sanction against Jain,” an official stated, requesting anonymity. The ED has been looking for prosecution sanctions in all circumstances to stop delays in trial resulting from lack of approval.
Jain was arrested by the ED in Could 2022 in reference to alleged hawala transactions linked to a 2017 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case, which accused him of possessing disproportionate property. The CBI had filed a chargesheet in December 2018, stating that Jain’s alleged disproportionate property amounted to ₹1.47 crore—about 217% greater than his recognized sources of earnings between 2015 and 2017.
In keeping with the ED, throughout 2015-16, Jain was a public servant when 4 firms he allegedly managed obtained ₹4.81 crore in hawala entries from shell firms. The cash was allegedly used to buy agricultural land or repay loans for land purchases round Delhi.
Jain, who held well being and energy portfolios within the Delhi authorities, is at present out on bail. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has defended him, calling him “hardcore honest” and alleging that the case is politically motivated.
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