Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage treatment plant (STP) tender scam case.
Jain, who was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), was granted bail on a bail bond of ₹2 lakh along with two sureties of the same amount.
Delhi Jal Board STP tender case
According to the ED, alleged irregularities took place in tenders for four sewage treatment plants (STPs) of the Delhi Jal Board. The agency alleged that the tender conditions were designed in a way that benefited a particular company.
In December 2025, the ED filed a chargesheet against 14 people, including Satyendar Jain, in an alleged money laundering case involving around ₹17.70 crore.
Cases registered against Satyendar Jain
Disproportionate assets case: The CBI registered a case against Satyendar Jain on August 24, 2017, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known income. The allegation was that between February 2015 and May 2017, there was an alleged discrepancy of around ₹1.47 crore in his assets compared to his known sources of income. The CBI later filed a chargesheet, and the ED began investigating alleged money laundering linked to the case.
Money laundering case: The ED arrested Satyendar Jain on May 30, 2022, in connection with alleged money laundering linked to the CBI’s disproportionate assets case. The allegation was that attempts were made to legitimise money through four companies allegedly linked to him. Jain denied the allegations and called them politically motivated. In March 2024, the Supreme Court rejected his bail plea and ordered him to surrender.
CCTV project case: In March 2025, the Delhi ACB registered a case against Satyendar Jain over alleged corruption in the ₹571-crore CCTV camera project.
School classroom construction scam: In 2025, the ED also named Satyendar Jain as an accused in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi government’s classroom construction project. The name of Manish Sisodia also surfaced in the case.
Property attachment: In September 2025, the ED attached immovable properties worth ₹7.44 crore linked to Satyendar Jain as part of its money laundering investigation. The ED alleged that these properties were linked to companies owned or controlled by Jain.
Delhi Jal Board STP tender case: According to the ED, irregularities took place in tenders for four sewage treatment plants (STPs) of the Delhi Jal Board. The agency alleged that the tender conditions were designed in a way that benefited a particular company. In December 2025, the ED filed a chargesheet against Satyendar Jain and 13 others in an alleged ₹17.70-crore money laundering case.
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