Sukesh Chandrasekhar: ED arrested Mahathug Sukesh Chandrasekhar, sent to nine-day custody
According to the complainant, Chandrashekhar had called Japna Singh posing as a senior government official and extorted money from him.
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Alleged mastermind Sukesh Chandrasekhar has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in yet another money laundering case. Chandrasekhar has been arrested for allegedly duping former Religare promoter Malvinder Singh's wife Japna Singh of Rs 3.5 crore. According to the complainant, Chandrashekhar had called Japna Singh posing as a senior government official and extorted money from him.
After this, Additional Sessions Judge Shailendra Malik of Patiala House Court sent Sukesh Chandrashekhar on ED remand for nine days. ED remands Sukesh Seeking that the accused is willfully suppressing the evidence and thus not cooperating in the investigation. The ED told the court that the custody of accused Sukesh Chandrasekhar was necessary for proper investigation of the case.
Japna gave money for her husband's bail
The complaint claimed that Rs 3.5 crore was given by Japna Singh to her husband Malvinder Singh to get him bail. In fact, Malvinder is in jail in a case related to alleged misappropriation in Religare Finvest Ltd. Earlier, Chandrashekhar had also duped Aditi Singh, wife of Malvinder's brother Shivinder Singh. After this he was arrested.
The arrest took place in 2022
Chandrasekhar and his actor wife Leena Maria Paul were arrested by the Delhi Police in September 2022 in a case related to cheating and swindling of 200 crores.In this case, many big names including Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, Nora Fatehi have come to the fore.