The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday rejected AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain’s plea challenging the legality of his arrest by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage treatment plant projects.

Special Judge Digvinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts also remanded him to 14 days’ judicial custody in the case. The court also remanded Udit Prakash Rai, Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma to judicial custody, while accused Ankit Srivastava was sent to police custody for two days.

Satyendar Jain was arrested on August 18 along with former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai and other accused in a case concerning alleged corruption and irregularities in the tendering process for projects relating to the augmentation and upgrading of sewage treatment plants.

The case was registered following a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance and relates to allegations of manipulation of tender conditions, criminal conspiracy and suspected bribe payments connected with DJB contracts.

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