Prosecution Sanction Sought for Satyendar Jain in Money Laundering Case

The Union home ministry has requested the President to grant permission to prosecute AAP leader Satyendar Jain in a money-laundering case. The case, investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, involves allegations of disproportionate assets and hawala dealings. Jain was arrested in May 2022 and is currently out on bail.

The Union home ministry has officially requested that the President grant sanction to prosecute Satyendar Jain, an AAP leader and former Delhi minister, in a money-laundering case. Sources revealed that the request follows an ongoing investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The demand for prosecution sanction comes under Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The ministry's appeal is based on what it describes as 'adequate proof' following exhaustive investigation by the ED.

Jain was implicated in a money-laundering case with alleged links to hawala transactions and was arrested in May 2022. Though currently on bail, he has been charge-sheeted. The scrutiny began from a 2017 CBI FIR, which cited suspicious disproportionate assets worth Rs 1.47 crore.