Forced To Pay 10 Cr 'Protection Money' To Satyendar Jain: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar Writes To Delhi LG From Jail

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written to Delhi LG from Tihar jail alleging that he was forced to pay protection money to AAP leader Satyendar Jain.

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written to Delhi LG from Tihar jail alleging that he was threatened and pressured into paying money by AAP leader Satyendar Jain.

Source : PTI

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written to Delhi LG from Tihar jail, alleging that he was forced to pay Rs 10 crore protection money to AAP leader Satyendar Jain earlier when he held the portfolio of Jail.

He said in the letter, "After my arrest in 2017 for the two leaf corruption case I was lodged in Tihar jail and was visited by Mr. Satyender Jain who holds the Portfolio of Jail min multiple time... Thereafter in 2019 again I was visited by Satyendar Jain and his secretary and his close friend Mr Sushil in jail and asking me to pay Rs 2 crores to every month to him as protection money to live safely in jail... He asked me to pay Rs 1.50 crore to DG prison Sandeep Goel... He forced me to pay a total amount of Rs 10 crores in a matter of 2 to 3 months was extorted for me through constant pressure. Hence a total amount of Rs 10 crore was paid to Mr Satyender Jain and Rs 12.50 crore to DG prison Sandeep Goel. (sic)"

The BJP attacked the AAP government saying that a conman was conned by the AAP leader dubbing Satyendar Jain 'Maha Thag'. However, Arvind Kejriwal has rubbished such claims and called the allegations a tactic to divert attention from the Morbi incident in which over 130 people lost their lives. He even added that the condition of the BJP was so bad in poll-bound Gujarat that they had to take the help of a conman.

बीजेपी की गुजरात में हालत इतनी ख़राब हो गयी है कि उसे देश के सबसे बड़े ठग की मदद लेनी पड़ रही है।

मीडिया सतर्क रहे - ये सारा नाटक मोरबी से मीडिया का ध्यान हटाने के लिए किया जा रहा है। https://t.co/ww5pbTmgkD

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 1, 2022

Chandrashekhar was arrested for allegedly defrauding and extorting several high-profile individuals, including Aditi Singh, the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh.  

In April last year, Chandrashekhar was arrested in another money laundering case linked to the 2017 Election Commission bribery case, which allegedly involved a former AIADMK leader among others. 

Speaking to news agency ANI today, Chandrashekhar's lawyer said, "No threat to my client from any political party including the AAP to raise allegation. Because of his disclosure statement,105 cops are facing enquiry and some high-ranking officers arrested. So he's facing threat in jail to retract statement." 

"We've filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court and demanded  a CBI inquiry. There's a demand to withdraw that also. We've told everything in the writ petition to SC. I was instructed by Sukesh to file a complaint before LG."