President Murmu Grants Sanction To Prosecute Satyendra Jain In Money Laundering Case

President Droupadi Murmu has approved prosecution sanctions against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money-laundering probe. Jain was arrested in May 2022 for his alleged involvement in hawala transactions.

“The sanction against the 60-year-old politician has been sought under section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The Ministry of Home Affairs had requested sanction from the President of India based on an ED investigation and the presence of adequate proof,” a source told Indian Express.

Last week, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) submitted a request to the President seeking prosecution approval against the former Delhi minister. It sought the sanction against him under Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita with the request for sanction upon ED investigation and the presence of “adequate evidence", according to a PTI report.