Satyendar Jain, Ex-DJB CEO Among Six Arrested In STP Projects Tender Case

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Satyendar Jain, ex-DJB CEO among six arrested over alleged tender irregularities in sewage projects.

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  • Satyendar Jain, ex-DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai among six arrested in alleged corruption case.

  • ACB probe concerns alleged manipulation of sewage treatment plant tenders.

  • Case was registered in May 2024 over alleged irregularities and criminal conspiracy.

Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai (IAS) are among six persons arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the Delhi Jal Board, an officer said on Tuesday.

The other accused arrested are Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB, and private persons Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma, the ACB said in a statement.

The case was registered on May 11, 2024, on a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance, over alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process related to augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants of the DJB.

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