Even Ajmal Kasab given fair trial, surely I am not worse: Satyendar Jain accuses ED of leaking footage from inside jail

Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain urged a Delhi Court on Tuesday to ensure that he is given a fair trial, while accusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of leaking footage from inside his jail cell to the media [ED v. Satyendar Jain]..A heated exchange was witnessed before Special Judge Vikas Dhull in a contempt plea filed by Jain against the ED. "Give me a fair trial. Even Ajmal Kasab was given that. I'm surely not worse than that," said senior advocate Rahul Mehra, representing Jain..Mehra argued that even before they received the ED's response in the plea, it was all over the media — an act of the ED. He said that a hysteria had been created across national tv channels that the jailed minister was having a "luxurious trial"."Everything is out in the media. Not only presumption, but I'm sure that the reply to the application has first been leaked to the media. Before we enter the court, is playing all over the media.".The senior lawyer pointed out that the Supreme Court had time and again stressed that there must not be a media trial, and the only person who would be prejudiced in the present case was Jain.He also submitted that if the leaks were the work of Tihar Jail authorities, their actions must be subject to a judicial inquiry. "Kindly have a judge appointed who should prove who leaked it to the media. If Satyendar Jain is the source of the leak, then he shouldn't be spared.".On the contrary, advocate Zoheb Hossain, representing the ED, argued that there was no leak on the agency's part and whosoever was guilty would be brought to justice. "There are two people who had the pen drive. There was no single leak. The moment they got the pen drive, there was a leak," claimed Hossain. To presume the leak on the ED's behalf is preposterous, he added. .After these arguments, the Court listed the case for further hearing on November 28. .At the same time, the Court sought a response from the Tihar Jail authorities in another petition filed by Jain claiming that he was not being provided him basic food items as per his religious beliefs, and was also denied a medical check-up.In his plea, Jain said that he was on a religious fast since he cannot eat cooked food without visiting a Jain temple due to his arrest.He also claimed that he lost around 28 kilograms in the last six months and two kilograms in the previous week, from when the supply of his food items was stopped..Last week, the Special Court dealing with cases of corruption and other offences against lawmakers rejected Jain's bail plea in the money laundering case registered against him by the ED.On April 5 this year, the ED, on the basis of its investigation into the money laundering aspect, provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹4.81 crore belonging to M/s Akinchan Developers Pvt Ltd, M/s Indo Metal Impex Pvt Ltd, M/s Paryas Infosolutions Pvt Ltd, M/s Manglayatan Projects Pvt Ltd, M/s JJ Ideal Estate Pvt Ltd, and other persons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.This case was based on Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) allegations that Jain had acquired movable properties in the name of various persons between 2015 and 2017 (check period), which he could not satisfactorily account for..Why the Special Court denied Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain bail in ED's money laundering case.[Read Order]