New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Former Delhi minister and senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain has been 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.

The other accused arrested are ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai (IAS), 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 case was registered on May 11, 2024, on a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance over alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in the ten...