Former Delhi Minister Jain in Custody, Claims Cheaper Upgrade Over New Construction
Allegations of corruption and manipulation of a large tender raise serious concerns.
Satyendar Jain, former Delhi minister of the Aam Aadmi Party, told a court that he was in jail and not in charge when an Rs 1,546-crore tender was issued by the Jal Board in December 2022. He claimed upgrading existing sewage plants is cheaper and faster than new construction. The Anti-Corruption Branch alleged the tender was manipulated and published only online, not in newspapers. Jain and five others, including ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, were sent to judicial custody. This evening, they were remanded in judicial custody with bail applications for most to be heard later.
19 AUG 2026
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Satyendar Jain, former Delhi minister, claims innocence in a corruption case, asserting he was in jail when a Rs 1,546-crore tender was issued.
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Delhi's Water Minister, Satyendar Jain, approved a sewage treatment plant tender in 2021, leading to his arrest in 2022 on corruption charges.
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