The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Rajasthan Police on Thursday arrested former PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi in the infamous multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam.
PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi (Photo:ANI)
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Rajasthan Police on Thursday arrested former PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi in the infamous multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam.
The bureau sleuths raided Joshi’s residence here in the wee hours this morning and nabbed him in connection with the allegations of corruption in an over Rs 960 crore scam. Later in the day, he was presented before the ACB Special Court, from where he was remanded in police (ACB) custody for five days.
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Joshi’s arrest, the second time in this scam, comes after the arrest of retired IAS Subodh Agarwal last month. Earlier, the former minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in April last year for money laundering pertaining to these scam-related transactions. He had remained in jail for almost seven months and is currently on bail.
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As many as 18 persons have been named as accused in the scam, in which forged documentation and transactions involving funds of over ₹979 crore have so far been identified. Of the 18 accused, 11 are in custody, three are still untraced, while four others have secured immunity from arrest.
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