New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Investigation Agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition filed by senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Health Minister Satyendar Jain in the Arvind Kejriwal government of Delhi. Along with this, the court has asked the ED to file a reply in this matter.
In fact, earlier the High Court had dismissed Satyendra Jain's petition challenging the lower court's order. In which the agency's petition was allowed to be transferred to another judge. The apex court on Tuesday (October 11) issued a notice to the ED on a plea against the transfer of a money laundering case by Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on which he was arrested.
Earlier on Monday, the Delhi High Court had closed the case of unnamed property transactions against Satyendra Jain, giving him a big relief. In 2017, the Income Tax Department initiated a probe against Jain under the Benami Transactions Amendment Act, 2016, for buying and selling land from unnamed companies.
The ED had arrested Satyendar Jain in connection with the money laundering case. 2.82 crore cash was recovered in raids at the houses of his close aides. However, CM Arvind Kejriwal had demanded Padma Vibhushan for Jain, calling him staunch honest, but Jain himself could not answer the ED's questions in the interrogation. Even Satyendra Jain had told the ED that his memory has been lost and he does not remember anything. Due to these reasons, Jain is not getting bail.
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