Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain and ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai are among six persons arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the Delhi Jal Board, an officer said on Tuesday (August 18, 2026).
The other accused arrested are Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB, and private persons Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma, the ACB said in a statement. The investigation found that the tendering process allegedly contained restrictive technical specifications and conditions favouring a particular technology provider, Euroteck Environment Pvt Ltd, thereby limiting competition and providing undue advantage to the private entity, read the statement, according to the ACB.
The investigation also revealed regular communication between private persons, public servants and intermediaries to manipulate the tender process. The agency alleged that the proposed pilot study was not conducted, while restrictive conditions concerning the technology and media to be used were included in the tender. It also alleged that essential parameters relating to treated effluent were excluded and technical specifications were changed, resulting in significant financial implications for the government exchequer, read the statement. The agency further alleged that money in the form of commission or bribe was routed through intermediary entities, including Srijanhar and AN Enterprises, the statement read. These include former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai and the board’s former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava.
Rai received ₹1.52 crore in his and his relatives’ bank accounts through AN Enterprises and the money was allegedly used for purchasing immovable property. The action was taken by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau in connection with an FIR registered in 2024.
Analysis of electronic evidence showed an exchange of tender conditions, corrigendums and other documents which were subsequently incorporated into the DJB’s tender notice, the ACB said. The ACB said that Mr. The agency is examining the complete money trail and alleged proceeds of crime, it said.
Earlier reporting noted: The case was registered on the complaint of the Delhi government’s Directorate of Vigilance regarding large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions, and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process for the augmentation or upgradation of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). Earlier reporting noted: Apart from Jain, who was then the minister of water, five others have also been arrested. Earlier reporting noted: Satyendar Jain, AAP leader and ex-Delhi minister, arrested over alleged corruption in Jal Board tenders Satyendar Jain, AAP leader and ex-Delhi minister, was arrested on Tuesday over alleged corruption, news agency ANI reported.
