Conman bribed 1.5 cr to jail officials, 82 booked

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has registered an FIR against 82 officials of Rohini Jail for allegedly taking huge bribes from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Delhi Police on Sunday informed the media about the FIR and released the list of the officials named in the FIR. EOW has alleged that the officials named in the FIR allegedly took bribes worth Rs. 1.50 cr every month from the jailed conman to provide him comforts in jail where his wife is also lodged. The case was registered on 15 June after a probe. Among 82 accused, booked under Section 18 of MCOCA (The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999), in the case are 10 officers of assistant superintendent rank.

The Supercon hit the headlines in September last year when Delhi Police chargesheeted Chandrashekhar and his wife Leena Paul for conning the family of Fortis Healthcare and Ranbaxy Lab promoters Shivinder and Malvinder Singh. Chandrashekhar is alleged to have cheated their family of Rs. 200 cr to secure their bail. He is also alleged to have defrauded scores of other rich persons.

While staying at Barrack No. 204 in Rohini Jail, Chandrashekhar was using mobile phones and other luxury items. The EOW launched an investigation after Delhi Police came to know about the scandal. There are over 82 jail officials who Chandrashekhar paid around Rs. 1.50 cr every month in bribes to avail all luxuries, the investigations revealed. A case was registered against 82 jail officials. When The Daily Guardian Review tried to speak to jail officials, they refused to comment.

According to officials, Chandrashekhar is in relationship with a Bollywood actress. He used to fly with her in a chartered plane and showered expensive gifts on her. After the scandal broke, Chandrashekhar was shifted to Tihar Jail, where he met Shivinder and Malvinder. The brothers are lodged since 2019 on charges of allegedly diverting funds and indulging in money laundering. Chandrashekhar executed a plan from Tihar Jail to fleece the Singh brothers’ family.