New Delhi, Feb 14: The Union Home Ministry has sought the President’s approval to prosecute AAP leader and former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case currently under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), sources reported on Friday. The request for sanction, made under Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, is based on findings from the ED investigation, which reportedly presents “adequate proof” against the 60-year-old politician.
Jain was arrested in May 2022 on allegations tied to money laundering linked to purported hawala transactions. He is presently out on bail and has been charged by the ED. The ongoing money laundering investigation traces back to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR from August 2017, which accused Jain and others of having disproportionate assets. The CBI’s chargesheet, filed in December 2018, claimed that Jain’s assets exceeded his known income sources from 2015 to 2017 by approximately Rs 1.47 crore, representing an increase of about 217 percent.
