New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, arrested in an alleged money laundering case, has been sent to Enforcement Directorate custody till June 9.
The ED has alleged that the minister was involved in hawala transactions with a Kolkata-based firm in 2015-16.
A hawala system involves two parties transacting money with local agents on their behalf without the funds passing through official channels.
Jain had made two requests to the officials 1)Jain food during the period of custody which has been allowed. However, his other request to visit the Jain temple daily has been rejected.
The AAP national convenor earlier in the day while interacting with the media said the case against his Minister is “completely fake and politically motivated”. Mr. Kejriwal added that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is “staunchly honest” and that he would have taken action against Mr. Jain if there were even one percent substance in the case.
Mr. Jain was appointed in charge of AAP’s Himachal Pradesh unit. Himachal Pradesh is pool-bound later this year.
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