NEW DELHI, May 30: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Satyendar Jain,
Delhi's Health Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, in a 'hawala
transactions' case on Monday. The alleged transactions were linked to a Kolkata-based
company.
Assets worth Rs 4.81 cr linked to Jain were attached by the agency last month.
Jain is accused of money laundering and receiving money from shell companies.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Jain is being targeted in a "fake
case" to help the BJP in the forthcoming Himachal elections.
"A fake case is being run against Satyendra Jain for 8 years. Till now ED has
called him many times. In between, ED stopped calling for many years as they
did not get anything. Now, they have started again because Satyendra Jain is
the (party's) election in-charge of Himachal Pradesh where the BJP is losing
badly. This is why Satyendra Jain has been arrested today so that he cannot
go to Himachal Pradesh. He will be released in a few days as the case is completely
fake," Sisodia said.
A disproportionate assets case was filed against Jain by the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI) in 2017. The CBI claimed that Jain purchased 200 bighas
of agricultural land in the names of companies controlled by him in Delhi. Jain
controlled these companies in his name or his family members' names.
The funds were allegedly used to purchase over 200 bighas of land in Auchandi,
Bawana, Karala and Mohammed Mazvi villages in Delhi between 2010 and 16, according
to the charge.
"A fake case is being run against Satyendra Jain for 8 years. Till now ED
has called him many times. In between, ED stopped calling for many
years as they did not get anything. Now, they have started again
because Satyendra Jain is the (party's) election in-charge of Himachal
Pradesh," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. 
