delhi excise policy scam case: CBI interrogates Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in Tihar Jail in connection with Delhi Excise Policy scam, his lawyer said today (Feb 15). The counsel said the probe agency had moved an application in this regard last Friday (February 10) before Special Judge MK Nagpal and the same was allowed.
Advocate Mohammad Irshad said that following the court’s order, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) interrogated the politician on Monday (February 13).
Jain is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). However, he is not an accused in the excise scam case.
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CBI questioned Vijay Nair
The lawyer said the CBI also questioned AAP’s communication in-charge Vijay Nair, who is lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with the excise policy-money laundering case. Nair had earlier got bail in the excise scam.
ED Chargesheet:
The ED, in its supplementary charge sheet, had said that the investigation conducted so far under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has revealed that the Delhi Excise Policy, 2021-22 was formulated by top leaders of AAP to generate revenue. And channel the illegal money to yourself.
The money laundering case, in which Jain is in judicial custody, was initiated on the basis of an FIR lodged by the CBI. It was alleged in the FIR that Jain had acquired wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income during the period from February 14, 2015 to May 31, 2017, while holding the position of a minister in the Delhi government.
(with inputs from agencies)
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