New Delhi: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar appears to be in but another drawback because the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against him in a fresh case of Extortion and Money Laundering.
According to stories, the ED’s transfer got here on the premise of a grievance filed by former Religare promoter Malvinder Singh’s spouse Japna Singh. Earlier on February 16 this yr, Chandrashekhar was arrested by the ED for allegedly duping Japna Singh for Rs 3.5 crore rupees.
The chargesheet was filed by the ED to Patiala House Court Judge Devender Singh Jangla, who scheduled a listening to for April 18, 2023. The complainant alleged that Chandrashekar pretended to be a senior authorities official when he known as Japna and demanded money.
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‘Substantial proof against Sukesh Chandrashekhar’
While in search of remand, ED contended that there’s substantial proof and causes to imagine that the mentioned accused is responsible of the offence of money laundering as per part 3 punishable below part 4 of the PMLA. The accused is concerned in the laundering of proceeds of crime and has been concerned in projecting the proceeds of crime as untainted.
“The accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar is deliberately withholding and not divulging the evidence and thus not cooperating in the investigation. Custodial interrogation of the accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar is essential to establish money trail of Proceeds of Crime,” mentioned the ED in Court.
The purpose behind the FIR
The mentioned FIR has been registered on the premise of a grievance filed by Japna M. Singh, spouse of Malvinder Singh against sure unknown individuals for impersonating themselves as authorities officers and thereafter dishonest her to the tune of Rs. 3.5 crores.
It ought to be talked about right here that the ED’s case is predicated on an FIR filed by Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) against Sukesh Chandrasekhar who’s accused of dishonest and extorting Japna Singh and Aditi Singh, spouse of the previous promoter of Religare Enterprises, who’re in Judicial custody associated to alleged misappropriation of funds at Religare Finvest Ltd.
(With ANI inputs)