ED's Pursuit: Satyendar Jain's Money-Laundering Charges

The Union home ministry seeks presidential sanction to prosecute AAP leader Satyendar Jain in a money-laundering case. Jain, arrested in 2022, faces charges from an ED probe related to disproportionate assets and alleged hawala dealings. He's defended by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

The Union home ministry has approached the president for authorization to prosecute Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain on charges of money laundering, according to informed sources on Friday.

The request for prosecutorial approval stems from the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation, which claims to have substantial evidence against the 60-year-old former Delhi minister.

Currently out on bail, Jain faces allegations linked to hawala dealings and disproportionate assets, initially charged by the CBI in 2017, with further probe revealing transactions through fictitious companies during his tenure as a public servant.