{"id":14153,"date":"2026-08-19T13:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14153"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:53:13","slug":"delhi-jal-board-case-satyendar-jain-four-others-sent-to-14-day-judicial-custody-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14153","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Jal Board case: Satyendar Jain, four others sent to 14-day judicial custody | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133350090,imgsize-67008,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/satyendra-jain.jpg\" alt=\"Delhi Jal Board case: Satyendar Jain, four others sent to 14-day judicial custody\" title=\"The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB.\">The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday remanded former Delhi minister and AAP leader <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/satyendar-jain\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satyendar Jain<\/a> and four other accused to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/delhi-jal-board\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi Jal Board<\/a> (DJB).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The court also remanded accused Ankit Shrivastava to two-day police custody. The bail applications in the case have been listed for hearing on August 25, while the court issued notices on the bail pleas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) had produced Jain and the other accused before the court after arresting them in connection with an FIR registered on May 11, 2024. The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The FIR was registered under Sections 7, 7A, 9 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018, along with provisions of the Indian Penal Code relating to cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Following Jain&#8217;s arrest, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal questioned Union home minister Amit Shah over the action, alleging that the ACB had been pressured to arrest the former minister.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>In a post on X, Kejriwal said, &#8220;Amit Shah ji should explain why he got Satyendra Jain arrested by pressuring the investigation agency.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Kejriwal further alleged that an ACB official had claimed there was no plan to arrest Jain until Wednesday morning, before a call was allegedly made by Shah directing the arrest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Meanwhile, BJP MP and former AAP leader Swati Maliwal accused Kejriwal of running a &#8220;shop of corruption&#8221; during his decade in Delhi politics. 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