ED provisionally attaches Rs 7.44 cr belongings belonging to Satyendar Jain

ED provisionally attaches Rs 7.44 cr belongings belonging to Satyendar Jain


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally hooked up immovable properties price ₹7.44 crore on September 15 belonging to corporations beneficially owned and managed by Satyendar Kumar Jain, a former minister within the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) authorities in Delhi.

The federal company had initiated a cash laundering probe on the idea of an FIR registered by the CBI in August 2017 underneath related sections of Prevention of Corruption Act in opposition to Jain, his spouse Poonam Jain and others. It was alleged that Jain, whereas posted and functioning as a minister within the Authorities of Delhi, had acquired disproportionate belongings through the interval from February 2015 to Might 2017. The CBI filed a cost sheet on December 3, 2018, in opposition to Jain, Poonam, and others.

Because of the investigation, the ED had earlier provisionally hooked up immovable properties price Rs 4.81 crore belonging to corporations beneficially owned and managed by Jain in March 2022. The company had additionally filed a prosecution grievance (equal of a cost sheet) in July 2022. The courtroom took cognisance of the identical on July 29, 2022.

Throughout ED’s investigation, it was revealed that in November 2016, quickly after demonetisation, Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain, shut associates and alleged benamis of Jain, allegedly deposited ₹7.44 cr in money in Financial institution of Baroda, Bhogal department, as advance tax underneath the Earnings Disclosure Scheme (IDS). The company has additional alleged that underneath IDS, they claimed helpful possession of revenue/belongings of Rs 16.53 crore acquired between 2011-2016 within the accounts of M/s Akinchan Builders Pvt. Ltd, M/s Paryas Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd, M/s Manglayatan Initiatives Pvt. Ltd, and M/s Indo Steel Impex Pvt. Ltd., whereas these entities had been allegedly beneficially owned and managed by the AAP chief.

The company additional mentioned that the Delhi HC held Ankush and Vaibhav to be benami holders for Satyendar Jain.

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