The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday sent former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai and three others to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the DJB.
Hearing the case, special judge Digvijay Singh also sent Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB, to two days of police custody. In its submissions to Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh, the ACB sought the police custody of only one of the total six accused, Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB.
Counsel for Jain said that after the FIR was registered “way back on May 10, 2024,” his client was called once on August 5, 2026, and then a second time through a phone call on Tuesday, after which he was arrestedThe advocate claimed there was no material to justify the arrest. He said that a bail plea would also be moved on behalf of Jain.
Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was arrested by the ACB on August 18th in connection with the alleged irregularities in the tendering process.The case was registered in May 2024 following a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance concerns alleged manipulation of tender conditions, criminal conspiracy and suspected bribe payments linked to contracts for upgrading DJBs sewage treatment plant.