Money laundering case: The court, meanwhile, granted bail to two co-accused — Ajit Prasad Jain and Sunil Kumar Jain — in the case. Special judge Geetanjli Goel took on record the reply filed by the ED to Jain's bail application and posted the matter for hearing on August 23.
The court granted interim bail to Jain's wife and co-accused Poonam while directing the Enforcement Directorate's Special Public Prosecutor N K Matta to file a response by August 20 on her regular bail plea.
Money laundering case: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was on Monday arrested by Enforcement Directorate in a case connected to hawala transactions related to a Kolkata-based company.
Satyendar Jain was arrested by ED on May 30 under the criminal sections of the PMLA and is in judicial custody at present.
The ED had arrested Jain, 57, on May 30 in an alleged money laundering case under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Satyendar Jain was on Monday admitted to the LNJP Hospital here after a dip in his oxygen level, sources said. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on May 30
Jain, 57, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30 under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Satyendar Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30 under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is in judicial custody at present.
Delhi court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Satyendar Jain. Special Judge Geetanjali Goel reserved the order after hearing arguments from Jain as well as the ED.
AAP leaders and supporters slammed the BJP-led central government attributing Jain's condition to "torture and harassment" in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate.
According to reports, Rs 2.23 crore cash has been found from Ram Prakash Jeweller, while Rs 41.5 lakh including (Rs 20 lakh cash (approx) and 133 gold coins) has been recovered from Vaibhav Jain, aides of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain was arrested on May 30 by the ED in a case related to money laundering.
Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain was on Monday arrested by the ED in a case related to money laundering. He was sent to the agency's custody till June 9.
Satyendar Jain was on Tuesday sent to Enforcement Directorate's custody till June 9 in a money laundering case by a court which noted that his interrogation was required to unearth the alleged larger conspiracy.
Arvind Kejriwal had on Tuesday dubbed the ED case against Cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain as 'completely fake' and 'politically motivated'.
Jain was taken into custody under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a few hours of questioning on Monday, Enforcement Directorate officials said.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the AAP is an honest political party and that he himself would have taken action against Satyendar Jain if there were even one per cent substance in the case.
Jain will be produced before a designated court today, in connection with a case connected to hawala transactions related to a Kolkata-based company. Ever since his arrest on Monday, both BJP and AAP have been at loggerheads.
ED learned that during 2015-16, when Jain was a public servant, some companies beneficially owned and controlled by him received accommodation entries to the tune of Rs 4.81 crore from shell companies against cash transferred to Kolkata based entry operators through Hawala route.
Delhi on Tuesday had reported 1,414 COVID-19 cases, around 31 per cent more than a day ago, though the positivity rate came down to 5.97 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. One death occurred due to the disease.
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