AAP’s Satyendar Jain granted bail in Delhi Jal Board corruption case; the court asks him to furnish a bond of ₹2000 | Today’s news

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Satyendar Jain in a corruption case linked to the Delhi Jal Board, according to PTI.

“Bail plea is allowed,” Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh said while passing the brief oral order. The court asked Jain to submit a personal bond ₹2 lakh and provide two guarantees for the same amount.

Jain was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on August 19.

The case relates to a tender awarded to Euroteck Environmental Private Limited during Satyendar Jain’s tenure as Delhi Water Minister.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) alleged that the terms of the tender were rigged, with the tender being deliberately designed around specific technological requirements to benefit Euroteck Environmental.

The agency also alleged that Jain unilaterally increased the capacity of the Rohini Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) from 15 million gallons per day (mgd) to 30 mgd without conducting a technical feasibility assessment. It claimed that this led to an increase in costs of approx ₹123 million.

(This is a developing story. More to come)