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Jaya Jaitly, 2 others convicted in 2001 Corruption Charge


Jaya Jaitly.jpg, pic by theindianexpress
27 Jul 2020
Categories: Latest News

A Delhi Court convicted Jaya Jaitly, Ex-President of Samata Party, & 2 others in an alleged 2001 corruption case relating to a defence deal. CBI Judge Virendra Bhat convicted Jaitly, her then party colleague Gopal Pacherwal & Ex-Major General SP Murgai.

The case was registered on the basis of a sting, ‘Operation West End,’ conducted by news portal tehelka.com in 2000, purportedly exposing alleged corruption in defence deals. The Central Bureau of Investigation submitted a charge sheet against Jaitly & others in 2006.

According to the prosecution, Jaya Jaitly entered into a criminal conspiracy with Murgai, Pacherwal & Surendra Kumar Surekha in 2001. The Judge convicted the 3 --- Jaitly, Murgai & Pacherwal, for criminal conspiracy along with relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act).

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