Aam Aadmi Party Leader Satyendar Jain Arrested After Being Linked To an Alleged Delhi Jal Board Tender Manipulation

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ON AUGUST 18, 2026, Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Kumar Jain was arrested yet again alongside five others by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Government of NCT of Delhi. An investigation on the tendering process allegedly revealed a biased use of technology provided by M/s Euroteck Environment Pvt. Ltd. 

Satyendar Kumar Jain has already been to jail in 2022 and now on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, it happened again regarding the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

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Press Release Reveal More Details Behind Satyendar Jain’s Arrest

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi arrested six people after they found their connection to a manipulation scheme around the tendering process for Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). Former AAP leader and Delhi Minister Satyendar Kumar Jain was arrested alongside former Delhi Jal Board CEO and IAS officer Udit Prakash Rai, former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava, Nagendra Yadav of AN Enterprises, Raja Kumar Kurra of Euroteck Environment Pvt.Ltd. and Pankaj Verma of Srijanhar.

ACB registered an FIR under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code following a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). Allegedly, large-scale irregularities, criminal conspiracies and manipulated tender conditions were linked to the augmentation and upgradation of DJB sewage treatment plants. They even revealed that the process contained restrictive technical specifications and it also showed a certain favouring of Euroteck Environment Pvt. Ltd., that limited competition and provided an advantage to the company.

The agency also accused private individuals of maintaining communications with public officials and intermediaries regarding tender conditions, and related documents. Investigators are on it and are trying to figure out if the exchanges influenced the final tender specifications. Some evidence has been traced to the alleged transfers through AN Enterprises and Srijanhar. According to ACB, Satyendar and his relatives received an amount of Rs 1.52 crore, eventually linking to bribes and also the money was spent on immovable property.

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Arvind Kejriwal Defends, Says Jain’s Arrest Will Be Proven Fake

Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, has defended Jain’s arrest and believes that it will be proven fake soon. AAP said the arrest was politically schemed and is trying to botch the upcoming elections in Punjab. Kejriwal also referred to Jain’s previous arrest in 2022 and how he faced a difficult period in custody.

Kejriwal has provided his support for Jain and said that the party would stand by him during the ongoing legal proceedings. For now, the allegations against Jain are being investigated by the ACB and have not been established by a court yet. Kejriwal’s remarks have intensified a political debate surrounding the case, while the ACB continues to investigate and examine the evidence. It is the financial clue that will help them further in Jain and other five DJB cases.

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