ED questions AAP leader Satyendar Jain over alleged scam in Delhi Jal Board projects
Jain, 60, reached the federal probe agency's office here around 11:15 am and his statement is being recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
The investigation pertains to allegations of corruption in the augmentation of some sewage treatment plants by DJB. The ED had conducted searches in this case in July last year.
The money laundering probe stems from an FIR of the Delhi government anti-corruption branch (ACB) against a company named Euroteck Environmental Pvt Ltd. and others alleging a scam in the DJB in the name of augmentation and upgradation of 10 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) at Pappankala, Nilothi, Najafgarh, Keshopur, Coronation Pillar, Narela, Rohini and Kondli.
These four tenders valued at ₹ 1,943 crore were awarded to various joint venture (JV) entities in October, 2022.
The ACB FIR alleged, according to the ED, that only three JV companies participated in the four tenders.
The verification of the tender documents shows that the initial cost of four tenders was about ₹ 1,546 crore, which was revised to ₹ 1,943 crore without following due process/project reports, according to the ED.
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