CBI books Delhi minister

New Delhi: The CBI has booked Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a case pertaining to alleged corruption in hiring a creative team for the Public Works Department to suggest new architectural designs and bring down costs.

The CBI on Wednesday booked Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a case related to the alleged corruption in hiring a creative team for the PWD to suggest new architectural designs and bring down costs.

According to sources the agency has also named then officials of the PWD-- engineer-inchief S K Srivastava, principal director (projects) Manu Amitabh, deputy director (admin)

and A K Pait, project manager P C Chanana as accused.

Jain, who holds the PWD portfolio, is already facing a CBI case related to alleged money laundering.

The CBI sleuths carried out searches at various locations, including the residential premises of Jain and other accused in the matter. In a tweet, the minister said the agency was carrying out searches at his residence. "Professionals were hired for different projects. All were forced to leave by the CBI," he said .

The CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry in the matter on April 5 last year and

converted it into a regular case after it allegedly found prima facie evidence. During a year-long preliminary enquiry, the CBI said it found that Jain had allegedly entered into a

criminal plotwith PWD officials to award the tender to Soni Detective and Allied Services for hiring the creative team.