Money laundering case: The Patiala House Court in Delhi, on Saturday, prolonged the judicial custody of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar till March 31 in connection to a cash laundering case of Rs 200 crore. Earlier right now, he was dropped at the court docket the place his custody was prolonged.
Meanwhile, Chandrasekhar additionally filed a petition looking for the switch of the case to a different decide, accusing the decide of being biased. However, the court docket refused to listen to his plea and in addition expressed displeasure over the submitting of the petition. “The accused does not have the right to comment on the presiding officer,” the court docket contended.Â
Earlier on February 24, a Delhi court docket had granted three days’ remand of Chandrashekhar to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), not too long ago arrested in one other case of extortion and cash laundering.
He was arrested in an enforcement case data report (ECIR) registered by the ED for allegedly duping former promoter of Religare Enterprises Malvinder Singh’s spouse Japna Singh of Rs 3.5 crore. According to the complainant, Sukesh Chandrashekar had known as Japna M Singh by impersonating himself as a senior authorities official and extorting cash from her.
About the cash laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate case is predicated on a Delhi Police case in opposition to Chandrasekhar for allegedly taking cash from TTV Dinakaran, the Former AIADMK chief. He allegedly took the cash to bribe the Election Commission officers so as to get the 2 leaves image for the VK Sasikala faction in a by-election on the RK Nagar meeting seat in Tamil Nadu.
The Delhi High Court stayed the principle bribery case in 2019. Chandrasekhar was arrested from jail whereas in custody in reference to one other case. In October 2022, the trial court docket framed costs in opposition to him in PMLA.
Chandrasekhar has been additionally accused of impersonating prime authorities officers so as to extort about Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the spouse of Shivinder Mohan Singh, the previous proprietor of pharma main Ranbaxy. The alleged conman was claimed to have scammed Aditi Singh with the promise of securing the discharge of her husband who was in jail in a cash laundering case.
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