Delhi minister Satyendar Jain sent to ED custody till June 9; its a fraud case, says Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain was sent to Enforcement Directorate custody till June 9 in connection with a money laundering case.
The Delhi court remanded Jain in ED's custody, noting that his custodial interrogation was required to unearth the larger conspiracy.
ED arrested Satyendar Jain on Monday for allegedly “misleading investigations and transferring proceeds of crime” — a serious offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

He was called to the ED headquarters in connection with amoney laundering probe he has been facing since 2017 when he was booked under PMLA on an FIR registered by the CBI. On April 5 this year, the ED had attached properties worth Rs 5 crore linked to him and his family members.
CBI had also accused Jain of laundering over Rs 11 crore during 2010-12 before he became a public servant.
Meanwhile, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that it is a "fraud case and politically motivated".
Kejriwal asserted that the AAP is an honest political party and that he himself would have taken action against Jain if there were even one per cent substance in the case.
"It's a fraud case against Satyendar Jain. We are hard-core patriots, can get beheaded but can never betray the country. I myself saw his papers, the allegations against him are fraud. He has been arrested in view of politics," Kejriwal said while addressing a press conference.
The BJP has demanded resignation of the Delhi chief minister and Satyendar Jain alleging that the AAP chief's stand on the issue shows that he not only condones corruption but is also involved in it.
(With agency inputs)