New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has granted prosecution sanctions against Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in the Enforcement Directorate probe. Satyenar Jain was booked by the ED in a money-laundering case linked to alleged hawala dealings and was arrested in May 2022.
“The sanction against the 60-year-old politician has been sought under section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The Ministry of Home Affairs had requested sanction from the President of India based on an ED investigation and the presence of adequate proof,” a source said.
The BNSS section governs the prosecution of judges and public servants for offences allegedly committed while performing their duties.
Currently, out on bail, Jain has been chargesheeted by the ED. The money-laundering case stems from an August 2017 FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jain and others, alleging possession of disproportionate assets.
In December 2018, the CBI filed a chargesheet, saying that the alleged disproportionate assets amounted to ₹1.47 crore, about 217 per cent higher than Jain’s known sources of income between 2015-17.
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