India, March 30 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has given sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain over allegations of extortion by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, an action described as "vindictive" by the AAP.

An official aware of the matter, who asked not to be named, said that the case is related to allegations by Chandrashekhar, who wrote to the Delhi lieutenant governor in November 2022, alleging that Jain had demanded Rs.10 crore from Sukesh when he was a minister in the Delhi cabinet.

Jain, until his arrest in May 2022 in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) ,held portfolios such as health, home an...