SC orders shifting of ‘conman’ Sukesh Chandrashekhar to Delhi’s Mandoli Jail

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
23:
The
Supreme
Court
on
Tuesday
ordered
shifting
of
alleged
‘conman’
Sukesh
Chandrashekhar,
who
is
lodged
in
Tihar
jail
on
charges
of
money
laundering
and
duping
people,
and
his
wife
to
a
Delhi’s
Mandoli
prison.

A
bench
headed
by
Justice
U
U
Lalit
heared
the
matter.

On
July
13,
the
apex
court
had
directed
Chandrashekhar,
who
had
claimed
that
Rs
12.5
crore
was
extorted
from
him
by
some
officials
at
Tihar
Jail,
to
submit
the
list
of
such
people
and
details
about
the
payments
made
on
his
behalf.

SC
allows
plea
for
conman
Sukesh
Chandrashekhar’s
production
before
TN
court
through
VC

On
June
23,
the
Centre
had
proposed
to
the
top
court
that
if
at
all
Chandrashekhar
and
his
wife
are
to
be
shifted
outside
the
Tihar
Jail,
they
should
be
lodged
in
Mandoli
prison
which
is
being
guarded
by
paramilitary
forces.
The
government
had
opposed
the
transfer
of
Chandrashekhar
and
his
wife
to
any
other
jail
outside
Delhi
on
the
alleged
ground
of
threat
to
their
lives
and
added
that
they
would
be
protected
by
the
personnel
of
Tamil
Nadu
Special
Police
Force
and
be
observed
through
CCTV
cameras.

On
June
20,
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
had
claimed
the
conman
indulged
in
money
laundering,
extortion,
impersonation
of
public
officials,
including
those
holding
constitutional
posts,
and
opposed
his
plea
for
the
prison
transfer.

The
probe
agency
had
also
named
several
TV
and
Bollywood
personalities
with
whom
the
alleged
conman
had
contact
and
whom
he
presented
expensive
gifts.