Former Delhi Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain. File
| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested the President on Friday (February 14, 2025) for prosecution sanction against Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain.
The sanction has been requested on the basis of material and sufficient evidence received from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Mr. Jain.
The sanction against the 60-year-old politician has been sought under Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
The central agency booked Mr. Jain in a money-laundering case linked to alleged hawala dealings and arrested him in May 2022. He is currently out on bail and has been charge-sheeted by the ED.
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.
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.
(With PTI inputs)
Published – February 14, 2025 02:30 pm IST
