New Delhi: The Tihar jail administration issued a show cause notice to the superintendent of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain's cell for abiding by the AAP leader's request to shift two inmates to his cell. Jain had raised such a request citing depression and loneliness.
"Jain in his application said he is feeling depressed and low because of loneliness. A psychiatrist suggested him for more social interactions and he requested to lodge him with at least two more persons. He also provided two persons' names, from the same ward no. 5," the official said. His request was accepted in no time and two persons were moved to Tihar jail no. 7 where he is lodged. The jailed minister also specified the persons' names from ward no. 5.
However, the Tihar jail administration sent the fellow inmates back to their cell after issuing the notice. The superintendent had allegedly taken this decision without informing the administration. The prison manual states that no inmate can be moved and transferred to another cell without permission.
Satyendar Jain has been languishing in Tihar Jail since June last year. In November last year, ahead of the Delhi municipal elections, a series of CCTV footage went viral that showed the AAP leader getting 'special' treatment in prison. In one of the videos Jain was seen getting a full-body massage inside his jail.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated a money-laundering probe based on the First Information Report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 24, 2017. Along with Jain, several others like Poonam Jain, Ajit Prasad Jain, Sunil Kumar Jain, Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain have been booked under several sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The CBI filed a chargesheet against them on December 3, 2018. The charge sheet mentioned that during his term in office Satyendar Jain acquired assets that are disproportionate to his known sources of income. The ED in April attached immovable properties worth Rs 4.81 crore owned by companies named Akinchan Developers Pvt. Ltd, Indo Metal Impex Pvt Ltd, and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
