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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, 5 April, said it has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 4.81 crore belonging to companies allegedly linked to Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and his relatives.
The properties belonging to Akinchan Developers Pvt Ltd, Indo Metal Impex Pvt Ltd, Paryas Infosolutions Pvt Ltd, Manglayatan Projects Pvt Ltd, JJ Ideal Estate Pvt Ltd & others have been attached in the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in a disproportionate assets case.
"Companies beneficially owned and controlled by him included Akinchan Developers Pvt Ltd, Indo Metalimpex Pvt Ltd, Paryas Infosolutions Pvt Ltd, Manglayatan Projects Pvt Ltd, JJ Ideal Estate Pvt Ltd, and individuals included Swati Jain, Sushila Jain, Indu Jain under PMLA, 2002," the statement further said.
The probe revealed that during the period of 2015-16, the companies owned and controlled by Satyendar Jain received accommodation entries of nearly Rs 4.81 crore from shell companies against cash transferred to Kolkata-based entry operators through the 'hawala route'.
It added, "These amounts were utilised for direct purchase of land or for the repayment of loan taken for purchase of agricultural land in and around Delhi."
The agency had also questioned the minister in 2018 regarding the charges.
The CBI said that before becoming a public servant, during 2010-12, the Delhi health minister was allegedly involved in laundering Rs 11.78 crore through companies based in New Delhi.
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