MHA Approves CBI Probe Against Satyendar Jain In Sukesh's Extortion Claim, AAP Cries Foul
ABP NewsNew Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has given approval for a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry against Satyendar Jain, a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, news agency PTI reported. Jain, currently lodged in jail in connection with a money laundering case, was accused of allegedly extorting Rs 10 crore from an inmate, Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in exchange for providing protection within the prison. "The vindictive and vendetta-filled politics of BJP has now reached a new low that a notorious conman's word is believed and accepted as the gospel truth against a person who gave the world Delhi's famous Mohalla Clinic concept,” PTI quoted Kakkar as saying. Alongside Jain, former director general of Tihar prisons Sandeep Goel, and several other staff members are implicated in the allegations of demanding and extorting "protection money" from high-profile inmates within Delhi jails. Chandrashekhar, currently lodged in Tihar jail for a money laundering case, alleged in his complaint that Jain extorted Rs 10 crore from him between 2018 and 2021, either personally or through associates, in exchange for ensuring his safety within various Delhi jails.