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SC grants bail to one accused in Jal Jeevan Mission irregularities

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to one Padam Chand Jain, proprietor of Shree Shyam Tubewell Company, who was arrested by the ED over alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scheme in Rajasthan.

Jain was arrested in June last year following the ED’s probe into the matter after a first information report (FIR) was registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

Along with Jain, several others were booked including one Mahesh Mittal (proprietor of Shree Ganpati Tubewell Company).

These accused persons are allegedly involved in giving bribes to public servants in order to obtain illegal protection, tenders, getting bills sanctioned and covering up irregularities for work executed by them in respect of various tenders received by them from the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED).

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