Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s ED Custody Extended Till June 13
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has got the custody of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain till June 13. He was taken to Rouse Avenue District Court as his ED custody ended on Thursday.
The ED sought an extension of the AAP minister’s custody for five more days after the ED recovered Rs 2.82 crore and 133 gold coins during raids on the premises.
Meanwhile, Jain, through his lawyer, has filed a bail application in the court.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for the ED, informed the court that the probe agency conducted eight searches on the premises of Lala Sher Singh Memorial Trust, where Jain was the chairman.
He denied that he was part of the trust during interrogation, said ASG Raju.
The ASG argued, “Some incriminating material has been received from the trust in the form of cash, documents etc. You need to confront the minister with the documents. As per the documents, both Jain and his wife are members of the trust.”
He further told the court that Vaibhav and Ankur Jain were benamidars of Jain and a huge amount of cash (Rs 2.85 crore) and 1.8 kg of gold was recovered from them.
Jain, 57, was arrested on May 30 under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is in ED custody till June 9.
The ED had recovered Rs 2 crore in cash and jewellery from Jain’s associates in the alleged corruption case. Searches were conducted on Monday at the residential premises of Satyendra Jain, associates.
According to reports, Rs 2.23 crore cash has been found from Ram Prakash Jeweller, while Rs 41.5 lakh including (Rs 20 lakh cash (approx) and 133 gold coins) has been recovered from one Vaibhav Jain.
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