CBI registers a case against Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

 The CBI has registered a case against Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain in connection with allegations of the illegal transaction of Rs 16.41 crore through four companies associated with him.
 
Besides the Minister, his wife Poonam and two alleged associates Ajeet Prasad Jain, Vaibhav Jain, Sunil Kumar Jain and Ankush Jain are also named in the FIR. Four companies -- Prayas Info Solution, Akinchan Developers, Managalyatan Projects and Indo Metal Impex Pvt Ltd -- also figure in the FIR registered on Friday.
 
In its reaction, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that the CBI has registered a "completely false case" against Jain at the behest of BJP-led government at the Centre in a desperate bid to divert attention from the "shameless violence" in Haryana.
 
"CBI has no evidence against Jain and it is allowing itself to be misused as a political weapon of the central government, which has been leaking same old and false information to defame him and his family," it said.
 
The CBI had in April started a preliminary enquiry against Jain, which now has been converted into a regular case.
 
"It has been alleged that the Minister while functioning as a public Servant has amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income to the extent of Rs 1.62 crore during the period from 14.2.2015 to 31.5.2017. His wife and associates have allegedly abetted the commission of said offence," a CBI statement said.
 
During the preliminary enquiry, the CBI claimed, it had found that Jain and his associates have involved in money laundering to the tune of Rs 4.63 crore through shell companies based in Delhi during 2015-16.
 
“This apart, before becoming a public servant, he was allegedly involved in the laundering of Rs 11.78 crore during 2010-2012 through the above-said companies as well as another company also based in New Delhi," the statement said.
 
The CBI also claimed that the Minister had control over these companies either in the form of being the Director and by holding one-third of shares of these companies in his or his family members or others names.
 
"Although he had resigned from Directorship of the three companies in 2013 before contesting the election, his investments in these companies allegedly continued. The said companies did not have any business and were shell companies and were utilized for parking money in the form of investments in equity shares in connivance with Kolkata based shell companies," the statement said.