In a message to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is charged with numerous cases of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Money Laundering Act, claims that he was compelled to give Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyender Jain Rs 10 crore in "protection money."
The conman, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in the nation's capital, claimed in his letter to LG Saxena that he had known the AAP leader since 2015.
Chandrashekhar further claimed that he had been threatened and pressured over corruption and extortion by Minister Satyender Jain and Sandeep Goel, the Director General of Prison, Delhi.
Additionally, Chandrashekhar asked for direction on how to proceed with a case involving a complaint that was also given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
“I am ready to give all evidence supporting my Complaint against Satyender Jain of AAP. I am also ready to record my 164 Statement before Court and Judge. But the truth has to be out, as I am not able to keep it inside me anymore, I am being harassed, they and their so-called honest government have to be exposed and shown that ever in Jail they are involved high-level corruption,” he said in a letter confirmed by his lawyer.
He further said, “I have been lodged in Delhi jail since 2017 for the case under PC Act and few economical offences. I have been associated with AIADMK, the Sasikala faction politically involved in Tamil Nadu and have been in the business of Construction, media, mining and corporate lobbying.”
Chandrashekar claimed in a letter from last month that the AAP had offered him a key position in the party's southern zone as well as assistance in his efforts to be nominated for the Rajya Sabha after the expansion.
“I (Sukesh) have known, Satyender Jain of AAP since 2015, and have contributed more than 50 crores to AAP in the promise of giving me an important post in the party in the south zone and also helping me to be nominated to Rajaya Sabha following the expansion,” said Chandrashekhar.
After my arrest in 2017 for the two leaf symbol corruption case, I was lodged in Tihar Jail and visited by Satyender Jain, who holds the Portfolio of Jail Minister, on several times. Satyender Jain asked me if I had disclosed anything related to my contributions to the AAP to the investigating agency which arrested me, stated the letter, he said.
After that, in 2019, Satyender Jain visited me in jail once more and demanded that I pay him Rs 2 crores every month as protection money so that I may live in safety and receive even the most basic amenities. Additionally, he demanded that I pay DG Prison Sandeep Goel Rs. 1.50 crore. In just two or three months, I was under constant pressure to pay a total of 10 crores thanks to the minister's close assistance, he continued.
The conman said that his associate Chatturwedi had collected all of the money in Kolkata.
“Hence a total amount of Rs. 10 crore was paid to Satyender Jain, and Rs 12.50 Crore to DG prison Sandeep Goel,” he said.
“During the recent investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), I had disclosed about DG prison and also the Racket run by DG and Jail administration, and also filed a writ in the High Court of Delhi seeking CBI inquiry, where the Court issued notice and the matter is scheduled for hearing next month, as per the letter,” Chandrashekhar said.
He claimed to have told the CBI everything he had paid to Satyender Jain, AAP, and DG Prison.
Last month, I revealed all the information on the sums given to Satyender Jain, AAP, and DG jail during a probe by CB1/ACB Div-5. However, no action has yet been taken. Since Satyender Jain is currently jailed in Jail-7, Tihar, he has been harassing and threatening me through the DG Prison and Jail administration, requesting that I drop the High Court complaint that I had previously filed, he said.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi and the national convenor of the AAP, stated that Sukesh Chandrashekhar's allegations appear to be completely made up in order to draw attention away from the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy.
“Morbi Tragedy occurred the day before yesterday. All TV channels raised this issue yesterday but it disappeared today and Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s allegations appeared. Doesn’t this look like a completely fictitious story planted to divert attention from Morbi?” Kejriwal said in a press conference held today.
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