New Delhi, September 3, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a case related to alleged corruption and manipulation of tenders for sewage treatment plant (STP) projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
Special Judge (PC Act) Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts allowed Jain’s bail application and directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh.
“Your bail application is allowed,” the judge told Jain.
Jain was arrested by the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on August 18 along with former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai, an IAS officer, and four others in connection with alleged corruption and tender manipulation in the augmentation and upgradation of STPs in the national capital.
On August 19, the court had declined to declare Jain’s arrest illegal and sent him to judicial custody. His bail plea was subsequently listed for hearing on August 25.
The other accused arrested in the case are Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB; Nagendra Yadav, proprietor of M/s AN Enterprises; Raja Kumar Kurra, owner of M/s Euroteck Environment Private Limited; and Pankaj Verma, proprietor of M/s Srijanhar.
The arrests relate to an FIR registered by the ACB on May 11, 2024, on a complaint filed by the Delhi Directorate of Vigilance.
The FIR invokes Sections 7, 7A, 9 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018, along with Sections 420, 409, 418 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.
According to the ACB, the case involves alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process for DJB STP projects.
The agency has alleged that the tendering process included restrictive technical specifications and conditions that favoured a particular technology provider, M/s Euroteck Environment Private Limited. The ACB claimed these conditions restricted competition and provided an undue advantage to the selected private entity.
Investigators also alleged that a proposed pilot study for the STP upgradation work was not conducted. They further claimed that restrictive conditions concerning the technology and media to be used were incorporated into the tender, while essential parameters relating to treated effluent were left out.
According to the ACB, technical specifications were subsequently altered, allegedly resulting in significant financial implications for the government exchequer.
The agency has further alleged that private individuals were in regular communication with certain public servants and intermediaries in connection with the tendering process. Analysis of electronic evidence allegedly revealed exchanges involving restrictive tender conditions, corrigendums and other project documents that were subsequently incorporated into the STP tender issued by the DJB.
The ACB has also alleged that commission or bribe money was routed through intermediary entities, including M/s Srijanhar and M/s AN Enterprises. According to the agency, substantial amounts were transferred to the proprietorship concern of accused Nagendra Yadav from entities connected with M/s Euroteck.
The investigation allegedly traced subsequent fund transfers to government officials, including then DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai and his relatives.
The ACB has alleged that Rai received bribes totalling around Rs 1.52 crore in his own and his relatives’ bank accounts through banking channels from M/s AN Enterprises, with the agency claiming that the funds originated from M/s Euroteck.
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