Court accepts CBI closure report against Satyendar Jain

New Delhi: A local court on Monday accepted a closure report filed by CBI in a corruption case against former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain. The CBI filed the closure report due to the lack of evidence and absence of sanction.

An FIR was registered in May 2019 against Jain (the then PWD minister, GNCTD) and other PWD officials based on a complaint from the Directorate of Vigilance, Delhi government. It was alleged that there was an irregular engagement of professionals in PWD, a violation of rules, and payments made from unrelated project funds. It was also alleged that Jain and PWD officials irregularly hired a "creative team" of consultants, breaching recruitment and financial regulations.

A special CBI judge accepted the CBI final report for closure of the case. "In the absence of any evidence and sanction, the present final report for closure of the FIR is accepted," the special CBI judge ordered on August 4.


The allegations were of hiring a 17-member creative team of consultants by PWD. The complainant had claimed that outsourcing professionals for PWD projects were allegedly irregular and lacked proper approvals from the relevant finance department. This hiring bypassed standard recruitment procedures, he alleged.

It was further alleged that the expenses were charged to unrelated projects, such as 'Barapullah Phase-III', without clearance from the finance department. There were accusations that there was a reduction in eligibility criteria also.

The scope of work was altered, and the process was manipulated to favour a specific agency, Soni Detective & Allied Services Private Limited, thereby violating norms and resulting in financial irregularities.