ED Raids Arrested Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's House
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New Delhi: Early on Monday, June 6, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids against arrested Delhi minister Satyendar Jain as part of a five-year-old money-laundering investigation being conducted against him.
Among places raided were residential properties belonging to Jain in Delhi. These are being conducted as part of a "follow up" in the case, officials told PTI.
Jain was arrested on May 30 under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Enforcement Directorate was granted his custody by a court till June 9.
The Aam Aadmi Party and its national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have called the case against Jain “completely fake and politically motivated”.
His arrest has come at a time when Jain – as the AAP’s in charge of the poll-bound Himachal Pradesh – has been busy with the party’s organisational and political affairs.
In January, ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, Kejriwal claimed he had learnt from sources that Jain could be arrested by the ED.
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