Minister Satyendar Jain, refused
Bail, Held by ED in Money Laundering Case
New
Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday, June 18, dismissed the bail plea of Delhi
minister Satyendar Jain, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a
five-year-old money laundering case.
Special
Judge Geetanjli Goel denied the relief to Jain, saying the stage was not fit
for grant of bail to him.
“The
bail application is dismissed,” the judge said.
The
court had reserved order after hearing arguments from Jain as well the ED.
The
ED had arrested Jain on May 30 and taken him into custody under criminal
sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Aam
Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had
earlier called the case against Jain “completely fake and politically
motivated”.
Jain’s
arrest came at a time when Jain – as the AAP’s in charge of the poll-bound
Himachal Pradesh – had been busy with the party’s organisational and political
affairs.