Delhi: 3 Tihar Jail officials transferred after conman Sukesh Chandrashekar offered bribe to one of them
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Three Tihar jail officials were transferred after it was found that conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar had allegedly offered a bribe to one of the staff of jail number 4, where he is lodged.
Three Tihar jail staff have been transferred after it was found that conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar had allegedly tried to bribe one of them. Sukesh has also been shifted to another jail in Tihar, officials said on Sunday.
An initial probe revealed that he also allegedly got Rs 1.25 lakh deposited into the bank account of an inmate's brother.
Information was received that Sukesh allegedly tried to bribe one of the staff of jail number 4, where he was lodged, Director General (Delhi Prisons) Sandeep Goel said.
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"We have initiated an inquiry and have transferred three staffers from the jail. Lodgment of inmate Sukesh has also been changed to another jail," Goel added.
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