New Delhi, March 19 -- Satyendar Jain, the former Public Works Department minister and senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), is facing allegations of corruption in connection with a Rs.571 crore CCTV installation project in Delhi. A case was filed on Wednesday against Jain by the Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB).

The FIR was registered on Tuesday after obtaining prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act from the competent authority, said Joint Commissioner of Police (ACB) Madhur Verma.

PTI quoted Joint Commissioner of Police (ACB) Madhur Verma stating that Satyendar Jain arbitrarily waived off liquidated damages amounting to Rs.16 crore that had been imposed on Bharat Electronics Limited (...