Delhi court grants bail to Poonam Jain, wife of Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, in money laundering case

New Delhi, Aug 23: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Poonam Jain, wife of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, in a money laundering case. The Rouse Avenue court granted regular bail to Poonam Jain on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh.

Meanwhile, the court refused to grant bail to former minister Satyendar Jain and extended his judicial custody till Aug 27.

For the unversed, in May, Satyendar Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. A month before that, assets worth Rs 4.81 crore linked to the Aam Aadmi Party minister's family were attached by the ED in a disproportionate assets case.

Earlier, a Delhi court took cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the ED against Jain, his wife and eight others in connection with a money laundering case. The court said that there is sufficient incriminating evidence about the involvement of Satyendar Jain in money laundering case.

"Looking to the material on record, it can be said that there is prima facie sufficient incriminating evidence about the involvement of the accused,"the court order read.