On Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar's Security, Centre Assures Supreme Court
NDTV
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on April 4, arrested the jailed 'conman' in another money laundering case linked to the 2017 Election Commission bribery instance allegedly involving former AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran and others.
The government on Friday assured the Supreme Court about the safety of Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Tihar jail on charges of money laundering and duping several persons, after his counsel claimed a threat to his life in the prison.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on April 4, arrested the jailed 'conman' in another money laundering case linked to the 2017 Election Commission bribery instance allegedly involving former AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran and others.
The 32-year-old is already in jail after the federal probe agency arrested him last year in a case of alleged cheating and extorting money from some prominent people, including individuals like former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh's wife Aditi Singh.
A bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia took note of the submissions of Chandrashekhar's counsel that he was apprehending a threat to life inside prison.
