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Synopsis

The Enforcement Directorate has informed the Delhi Court that AAP Minister Satyendar Jain, accused in a money laundering case, is being given special treatment inside Tihar Jail.

ED has submitted CCTV footage that shows an unknown person giving a foot, and body massage to Jain inside his cell in the presence of three other unknown persons. The unknown masseuse also delivers some documents to and from the accused petitioner in a suspicious/clandestine manner.

Additionally, ED says that Jain was provided with fresh-cut fruits/green salad by some unknown person directly in his cell. The CCTV shows some unknown person sitting with him and having discussions inside his cell.

ED also submits that cell of Jain is being cleaned, mopped, and broomed by some other unknown person under the supervision of co-accused Ankush Jain. Bedsheet and pillow cover etc, being changed and the cell being arranged by an unknown person well before the Jain enters the cell.

Furthermore, it states that Jain is meeting with co-accused Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain along with some other unknown persons having discussions concerning unknown papers in the cell.

In April, the Directorate of Enforcement had attached assets worth Rs. 4.81 crores linked to Jain and his family. ED initiated an investigation based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jain and others under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.

It is alleged that when Jain was a public servant, companies owned and controlled by him received up to Rs. 4.81 crores from shell companies through the Hawala network.

The bail application filed by Satyendra Jain pertains to his arrest in a Money Laundering case in which he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 31, 2022.

Case Title: Directorate of Enforcement v. Satyendra Kumar Jain & Ors.