Satyendar Jain

The AAP, as expected, reacted very strongly to this development and accused the BJP of “Operation Lotus”, a term used to define saffron party engineered defections of political rivals. AAP leader Sanjay Singh alleged that central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were misused to pressure and break away AAP leaders. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of betraying Punjab, which is ruled by AAP and goes to assembly polls next year.

Arvind Kejriwal attacked the BJP-led central government at a Delhi rally, calling it a "dictatorial regime" and claiming a "historic" court verdict vindicated his honesty. He asserted that 140 crore Indians will unite to uproot the government, citing alleged declines in various sectors and unfulfilled promises.

Delhi minister satyendar jain submitted to a Delhi Court that he was better than the dreaded 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab and deserved a fair trial. On Tuesday, counsel Rahul Mehta told the court on Jain’s behalf, “I am surely not worse than that. All I seek is a fair and free trial. Please look at the kind of media reports appearing against me.”

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday opposed the bail application of Delhi minister satyendar jain in relation to a money laundering case before a court here. The court, meanwhile, granted bail to two co accused - Ajit Prasad Jain and Sunil Kumar Jain - in the case.

In a fresh CCTV footage that has emerged from Tihar jail, housekeeping services can be seen going on in the cell of Delhi minister and AAP leader satyendar jain.

A court on Wednesday issued notice to the Tihar Jail administration on Delhi minister satyendar jain’s application seeking directions to “restrain” the prison authorities from “leaking” any CCTV footage of his cell to the media. The court also directed the Tihar administration to provide food to Jain according to the rules for an undertrial on a religious fast.

A picture of arrested Delhi minister satyendar jain with a harried and weary look circulating on social media on Friday drew sharp reactions from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and supporters.

The ED case against Delhi health minister satyendar jain is based on a 2017 CBI FIR against him for allegedly receiving Rs 4.63 crore in his family-controlled entities in 2015-16. Jain and his wife, according to the initial probe, had one-third of the shares in these companies during the period in question.

Former Delhi minister satyendar jain was admitted to the ICU at Lok Nayak Hospital after he slipped in the jail bathroom and received injuries onThursday morning.

Tihar prison officials have claimed that the inmate seen in a CCTV video purportedly giving a massage to jailed AAP minister satyendar jain is an accused in a rape case, news agency ANI has reported.

A fresh leaked CCTV footage showing jailed Delhi minister satyendar jain meeting a superintendent of the Tihar inside his prison cell emerged on Saturday.

Sharpening its attack on AAP over a video of jailed minister satyendar jain getting a massage inside his Tihar cell, BJP on Tuesday demanded his immediate removal from the Delhi government’s council of ministers.

Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of former AAP minister satyendar jain in a money laundering case of 2017, noting that he is an influential person who is the "conceptualiser, visualiser and executor" of the alleged operation if witness claims are to be believed.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi minister satyendar jain for six weeks on medical grounds with conditions.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Delhi health minister satyendar jain on Monday evening after, what top sources claimed, he was allegedly found 'misleading the investigation and transferring the proceeds of crime', a serious offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a plea by jailed AAP minister satyendar jain seeking direction to Tihar officials to provide him special food items according to his religious beliefs.

A court here on Monday extended by two weeks the judicial custody of Delhi health minister satyendar jain, arrested by the ED in a money laundering case.

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to former Delhi minister satyendar jain on medical grounds in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.

Former Delhi minister satyendar jain, a senior AAP leader, will remain on interim bail until November 6 in an alleged money laundering case as the Supreme Court has extended his relief. The court had previously granted Jain interim bail until October 18, but the matter was mentioned again on October 10. Jain had undergone surgery on July 21 and has been granted bail on medical grounds. The top court had also given him the option to choose any hospital for treatment.

Delhi high court on Saturday dismissed a plea by minister satyendar jain challenging a lower court order to transfer the alleged money laundering case against him to another court.

Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea of former Delhi minister and senior AAP leader satyendar jain in a money laundering case against him.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a court on Wednesday that Delhi minister satyendar jain had been given “special treatment” in his Tihar Jail cell in the form of massages, food, papers, and is meeting with people, including other accused, beyond permissible hours. Opposing Jain’s bail plea, the agency also submitted photographs extracted from the CCTV footage of the prison to back its claims.

Rouse Avenue court on Monday sent AAP leader and Delhi minister satyendar jain to judicial custody of 14 days in connection with an alleged money laundering case. Jain was arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30. Over Rs 2 crore in cash and gold weighing 1.8 kg were seized by the ED after raids against Jain and those linked to him.

Jailed minister satyendar jain on Wednesday urged Delhi High Court to “protect the judge” who was earlier hearing his bail plea. Challenging the decision of the district judge to allow Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea to transfer his bail plea to another judge, Jain argued that the probe agency couldn’t be allowed to “browbeat” a judge and seek transfer on the basis of a “bias”.

A Delhi court on Friday deferred its order on an application of minister satyendar jain in which he stated that for the past 12 days, the Tihar Jail administration had not been providing him with basic food items as per his religious beliefs.

Delhi high court on Monday sought state health minister satyendar jain's reply on a plea by BJP leader S C Vats challenging his election to the legislative assembly for allegedly indulging in "corrupt practices." Listing the matter for December 15, Justice Mukta Gupta issued notices to the returning officer and the three other candidates who had contested for the same constituency and asked them to file their responses within four weeks.

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday wished speedy recovery of Covid-19-infected Delhi's health minister satyendar jain, who has been shifted to an ICU after his condition deteriorated.

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday issued summons to arrested Delhi minister satyendar jain's wife Poonam.