Bribery of Rs 7 crore: ACB registers case against AAP's Satyendra Jain
New Delhi: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government on Wednesday registered a case against AAP leader and former MLA Satyendar Jain, accusing him of corruption and bribery related to the Rs 571 crore CCTV project.
According to Madhur Verma, Joint Commissioner of Police (CP) and Head of ACB, the liquidated damages worth Rs 16 crore were allegedly arbitrarily waived by receiving a bribe of Rs 7 crore.
According to an ANI report, an FIR was registered against former Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Jain under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, after receiving previous approval from the competent authority.
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ACB said, "Bribery of Rs 7 crore was allegedly arranged to be paid to Satyendra Jain to waive off the Rs 16 crore penalty for delays in CCTV installation."
Despite previous delays, Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) received additional orders for another 1.4 lakh cameras under the project.
The bribe was allegedly paid through contractors who benefited from the additional orders.
According to officials, the project was allegedly carried out in a "shoddy manner", with many cameras being dysfunctional even at the time of project handover. Moreover, payments were artificially inflated to accommodate the bribes involving different vendors.
ACB has already examined a BEL officer, who confirmed the allegations and provided a detailed complaint, reports ANI.
Documents from PWD and BEL are being scrutinized for further evidence.
Approval under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act was granted, allowing prosecution.
The FIR has been filed under Sections 7/13 (1)(a) of the POC Act and Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Over a month ago, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) requested the President's approval to prosecute former Delhi Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain under Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, sources said.
According to sources, the request was made based on evidence gathered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The agency's findings reportedly provide sufficient grounds for legal proceedings against Jain.
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