Satyendar Jain was taken to LNJP Hospital in Delhi reportedly as a result of he had low oxygen stage. (File)
New Delhi:
Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, who’s in judicial custody after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case of alleged cash laundering final month, has been taken to a hospital after his oxygen ranges fell, sources informed NDTV on Monday.
Admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, he’s now reported to be in a secure situation.
Mr Jain, 57, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30 below the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
“He was brought from Tihar Jail to GB Pant Hospital first, and then shifted to the LNJP Hospital. His condition is stable,” a supply informed PTI.
Mr Jain is a minister with out portfolio within the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities. He has prior to now mentioned that he wants medical care as he’s a sleep apnea affected person. The ED, nonetheless, has informed the court docket that he was saying this to get bail on medical grounds.
Last week, he had utilized for bail as he’s in judicial custody after the tip of his custodial interrogation by the ED. But a Delhi court denied him bail.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed a case towards Mr Jain and his household in August 2017. It alleged that Mr Jain and his household arrange 4 shell companies – corporations with no actual enterprise – to launder Rs 11.78 crore in 2011-12 and Rs 4.63 crore in 2015-16.
The Enforcement Directorate began its probe primarily based on the CBI’s first data report, or FIR.
Mr Jain’s arrest had began a contemporary warfare between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the central authorities, over alleged misuse of central businesses to harass political opponents.
In April, the ED had connected property value Rs 4.81 crore of Mr Jain’s household and of the businesses “beneficially owned and controlled” by him as a part of the probe.
