Sukesh Chandrashekhar Case: Delhi L-G Approves Probe Into Role Of 8 Cops In Prison Extortion Racket
According to the investigators, Sukesh used to pay approximately Rs 1.50 crore every month for getting facilities such as using mobile phones and a separate barrack without any hindrance.
Chandrashekhar was lodged in jail number 10 of Rohini Jail at the time of the incident.
“The L-G’s nod to conduct a probe against these eight already under arrest Group B officials of Delhi Prisons is in addition to the permission granted last year by him to probe the role of another 81 jail officials for facilitating Sukesh for financial gains,” said an official, reported IANS.
Last year, Saxena had given nod to the EOW of the city police for investigating the role of 82 Delhi Prison Department officials in the organized crime syndicate.
According to the investigators, Sukash Chandrashekhar used to pay approximately Rs 1.50 crore every month for getting facilities such as using mobile phones and a separate barrack without any hindrance.
The jail officials have been identified as Sunil Kumar, Sunder Bora (both superintendents),Prakash Chand, Mahender Prasad Sundriyal, Subhash Batra (deputy superintendents), Dharam Singh Meena, Lakshmi Dutt and Prakash Chand (assistant superintendents), according to IANS.
“These eight jail officials have already been arrested under the provisions of MCOCA for facilitating the organised crime syndicate run by Sukesh, for making his stay comfortable and ensuring privacy, so that he could use mobile phones in the jail in lieu of pecuniary gains,” the official said.
The footage from various CCTV cameras in Rohini Jail were collected and analysed, duty roster of the said staff was checked, phone details were analysed and information was collected on the basis of the disclosure of the accused persons.
“It was found that the said staff were deployed in the barrack of Sukesh in consultation with him so as to help him to carry out his criminal activities,” the official stated.
According to the official, a separate barrack was exclusively provided to Sukesh by these jail officials in gross violation of the prison manual for pecuniary gains received through Dharam Singh Meena on a regular basis.
Chandrashekhar, who is currently in Mandoli jail, is accused of cheating many people, including high-profile individuals such as former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh's wife Aditi Singh of ₹ 200 crore.
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