Delhi court accepts CBI's closure report against Satyendar Jain

IN A RELIEF to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, a Delhi court on Monday accepted the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case related to the alleged irregularities in hiring in the Public Works Department (PWD).

- NIRBHAY THAKUR

In its report, the CBI underlined that it found "no criminal activity or wrongful loss to the government" in the case related to alleged corruption in the hiring of a creative team for the PWD after an investigation that lasted almost four years.

"When the investigating agency has not found any incriminating evidence over such a long period to prove the commission of any offence, particularly under the POC (Prevention of Corruption) Act, 1988, further proceedings would serve no useful purpose," said Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Court in his order.