Delhi court sends Satyendar Jain to ED custody till June 9 in money laundering case

New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was sent to Enforcement Directorate's custody till June 9 by a court here on Tuesday for questioning in a money laundering case.

Special Judge Geetanjli Goel remanded Jain in ED's custody, noting that his custodial interrogation was required to unearth the larger conspiracy.

The ED had on Monday arrested the Delhi health minister under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The money laundering case against the AAP minister stems from an August 2017 FIR filed by the CBI against him and others on charges of alleged possession of disproportionate assets.

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said in February that he had learnt from sources that the ED was going to arrest Jain just before the Punjab assembly elections and accused the Centre of targeting the AAP after realising the BJP "would lose" the polls.

Last week, two-month-old AAP’s Punjab government sacked its Health Minister Vijay Singla from the state Cabinet over graft charges. Singla was arrested shortly afterwards. He was accused of demanding 1% commission in government contracts.