New Delhi, Aug 25: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR against Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday, on charges of money laundering.
Jain was summoned to the CBI headquarters earlier in the day. Following hours of interrogation, the central agency booked the complaint against him under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The FIR was registered by central agency nearly three months after it initiated the preliminary enquiry in the matter. Jain, on multiple occasions in June, was summoned the CBI for questioning in the case.
As per the charges levelled by the Enforcement Directorate, Jain, who earlier served as a bureaucrat, used his clout to launder money to the tune of Rs 4.63 crore using three alleged shell companies – Prayas Info Solutions Private Limited, Akinchan Developers Private Limited and Mangalayatan Projects Private Limited.
Before being appointed as the Health Minister, Jain reportedly resigned from the above companies. However, agency officials say the companies were being indirectly controlled by him and his family members.
According to reports, Jain bought a 50-acre farmland in NCR region with the commission he received following the hawala transaction.
The ED had attached properties of Jain linked to case in May this year.
The CBI had earlier registered an FIR against Jain’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Nikunj Aggarwal, for the alleged irregularities in his appointment.
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