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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted sanction for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the alleged extortion racket involving AAP leader Satyendar Jain and former Tihar Jail DG Goyal. This decision comes in response to accusations of running a protection money scheme targeting high-profile prisoners, including notorious conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
MHA Approves CBI Inquiry Against AAP Leader Satyendar Jain. Jain, who is currently incarcerated, faces allegations of extorting Rs 10 crores from Chandrashekhar while he was lodged in Tihar Jail. The proposal for CBI inquiry under the Prevention of Corruption (POC) Act was forwarded by Delhi LG VK Saxena earlier this year.
The extortion case revolves around Jain and Goyal’s purported operation of an extortion racket within Tihar Jail, where they allegedly collected protection money from inmates. Chandrashekhar further accused them of extorting an additional Rs 12.50 crores between 2019 and 2022, prompting a complaint to the Delhi LG.
It is alleged that Jain and Tihar Jail officials abused their positions for monetary gain, offering illicit privileges to inmates in violation of jail regulations.
The unfolding controversy adds to Jain’s legal woes, as he is currently embroiled in a separate money laundering case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Despite a recent dismissal of his regular bail plea by the Supreme Court, Jain is back in Tihar Jail, alongside other AAP leaders like Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair.
Jain’s legal troubles began with his arrest by the ED in 2022 on charges of money laundering through companies allegedly associated with him. The ED’s case, stemming from a CBI complaint, revolves around Jain’s acquisition of movable properties between 2015 and 2017, which he purportedly could not account for satisfactorily.
