The Bad PlaceTimes of India | JJM Scam: ACB arrests Joshi aide Badhaya from Delhi airport
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The Rajasthan Anti‑Corruption Bureau (ACB) detained Sanjay Badhaya, a close aide of former PHED minister Mahesh Joshi, at Delhi airport after immigration officials tipped off investigators about his return from Thailand. Badhaya is accused of being a chief architect of an alleged ₹900‑crore Jal Jeevan Mission fraud, acting as a middleman in financial transfers, tenders and postings, and having close links to retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, who is also in jail for the same case. He had previously been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in July 2024, secured Supreme Court bail in December 2024, and is alleged to have amassed considerable wealth through a real‑estate firm and forged land documents. Charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, he faces up to ten years in prison; the ACB sought a five‑day police remand, while Joshi was sent to judicial custody and claims the investigation is driven by political pressure.
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