Jaipur, April 10 A court here on Friday sent former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal on a three-day police remand in connection with the alleged multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam, officials said.
"The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had sought five days' custody, but the court granted three days' remand," defence counsel Amit Singh told reporters.
Speaking to reporters before being produced in court, Agarwal denied surrendering, saying he had come on his own to cooperate with the investigation.
"I have neither surrendered nor have I been brought. I have come of my own will to cooperate. I have faith in the principle of Satyamev Jayate," he said.
Defence counsel Amit Singh said the court granted three-day police custody, and Agarwal will be produced again on April 13.
The ACB arrested the retired IAS officer in New Delhi on Thursday.
A total of eleven people have been arrested in the JJM corruption case so far, while three are still evading arrest.
Preliminary investigation revealed that firms – Ganpati Tubewells and Shyam Tubewells – submitted fake certificates in the tender process, and the accused officials allegedly took no strong action despite knowing about it.