Delhi's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former PWD Minister Satyendra Jain, accusing him of serious corruption. Jain is alleged to have accepted a ₹7 crore bribe in exchange for waiving a ₹16 crore penalty related to a ₹571 crore CCTV project.
New Delhi: Former Delhi PWD Minister Satyendra Jain has been accused of accepting a bribe related to a ₹571 crore CCTV project. The ACB has filed an FIR, alleging Jain received ₹7 crore to waive a ₹16 crore penalty. This bribe allegedly flowed through contractors awarded further work by BEL.
The ACB, initiating an investigation, registered the FIR against Satyendra Jain. The allegation is that during a CCTV camera project launched by the Delhi government in 2019, he accepted a bribe to waive a ₹16 crore penalty against Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and its contractors.
What is the full case?
In 2019, the Delhi government launched a ₹571 crore project to install 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras across 70 assembly constituencies. BEL and its contractors were awarded the project, but a ₹16 crore penalty was imposed due to delays.
The ACB received a complaint alleging this penalty was waived without justification, in exchange for a ₹7 crore bribe paid through contractors who received subsequent work from BEL.
How was the scam revealed?
The ACB learned of the alleged scam through a media report claiming a bribe was paid in exchange for waiving the penalty. Following this, the ACB investigated a BEL official, confirming the allegations. Subsequently, the ACB initiated a document review with the PWD and BEL.
How was the bribe transaction carried out?
According to the complaint, the bribe was channeled through various contractors. These contractors received additional CCTV camera orders from BEL, with the value of these orders allegedly inflated to facilitate the ₹7 crore bribe.
On what basis did the ACB file the FIR?
As Satyendra Jain was a Delhi government minister, the ACB required government approval to file an FIR against him, which has now been granted. FIR number 04/2025 has been registered, invoking Section 7 and 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, along with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The complaint also alleges that many cameras installed under the CCTV project were faulty and of poor quality. The ACB is investigating whether further irregularities occurred within the project and if officials from other departments were involved.
