Central Agencies Accuse Satyendar Jain of Amassing Disproportionate Assets, After He Gets Out of Money Laundering Case

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On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate revealed that assets worth Rs. 7.44 crore were linked to companies controlled by the AAP leader Satyendar Jain. This decision was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and executed on 15 September 2025.

Assets Worth Rs. 7.44 Crore Attached to the AAP Leader 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against Satyendar Jain in 2017. The CBI officials accused Satyendar of collecting disproportionate assets between February 2015 and 2017 when he was a minister in the Delhi government. Later, in December 2018, a charge sheet was filed against Jain and a few people associated with him.

This investigation by the ED concerns the alleged possession of ‘benami’ (unregistered) assets controlled by Satyendar Jain. The probe also hints at a separate holding of disproportionate assets against the AAP minister. Before this, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had linked assets worth Rs. 4.81 crore in 2022. 

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Satyendar Jain Gets Relief in a Graft Case

A few weeks ago, Satyendar Jain was released in a graft case involving the awarding of a tender to a private company when he was a minister in the Public Works Department. This announcement came after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted a closure report.

Dig Vinay Singh, a special judge, said, “When the CBI could not find any evidence of criminal conspiracy, abuse of power, pecuniary gain, or wrongful loss to the Exchequer, and the alleged acts are at most administrative irregularities, no offence under Section 13(1)(d) of the PC Act or criminal conspiracy is established.”

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs. 7.44 crore belonging to companies linked to AAP leader Satyendar Jain under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This probe follows a 2017 CBI case alleging Jain possessed disproportionate assets while serving as a Delhi minister.

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The recent attachment adds to the previous Rs. 4.81 crore assets from 2022, continuing the probe into his alleged benami holdings. The investigation is still ongoing despite the AAP minister Satyendar Jain being acquitted of the graft case after there was no evidence against him.