New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday proposed to the Supreme Court that if at all the conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and his wife Leena are to be shifted outside the Tihar Jail, then they should be lodged only in Mandoli prison. which is guarded by paramilitary forces.
The conman is presently in jail for impersonating as Law Secretary and PMO officials by calling jailed Ranbaxy promoter’s wife and offering bail and extorting more than `.200 crore.
Detailing the notorious activities of Chandrasekhar, the Centre’s counsel said conniving with some Tihar Jail officials, he even called Supreme Court Judges, impersonating as the Law Minister and sought favourable orders.
He was first caught for proming to get a favorable decision from the Election Commission in the AIADMK factions’ case for election symbol. Chandrasekhar was accused of lobbying for AIADMK rebel leader Dinakaran to get the party’s symbol. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the transfer of Chandrashekhar and his wife to any other jail outside Delhi on the alleged ground of a threat to their life and added that they will be protected by police personnel from Tamil Nadu Special Police Force and would be observed through CCTV cameras.A vacation bench of Justices CT Ravi Kumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia asked senior advocate R Basant, appearing for Chandrashekhar, to file his objections to the Centre's proposal to shift the accused to Mandoli Jail and posted the matter for further hearing on June 30. The bench observed that a person who is lodged in prison cannot choose which jail he is to be lodged in. The top court recorded the submission of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Centre of shifting Chandrashekhar to Mandoli jail, and said since the court had on June 17 asked the Government to suggest a name of the jail, where he could be transferred, the matter could proceed only after the compliance of the order.
“The ED call it a bribe and I call it extortion by the jail staff. I along with my wife are facing a threat to life. Kindly transfer me to some other prison outside Delhi”, said Advocate Basanth appearing for the conman, adding that impleadment of ED has still not been allowed and the agency has nothing to do with the transfer of the prisoner
ASG Raju on other hand submitted that Chandrashekhar is a 'conman' and is accused in nearly three dozen cases and in one of the incidents he has impersonated a Supreme Court judge and called up a trial court judge to pass orders in his favour. (Agencies)
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