Supreme Court bench denies interim relief to conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar

A Supreme Court bench on Friday declined to grant any interim relief to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.

A Supreme Court bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia on Friday declined to grant any interim relief to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar after he claimed a potential "threat" in the jail. Chandrashekar is accused of running an extortion racket allegedly worth Rs 200 crore from inside the Tihar jail. It has further been alleged that he has duped people by promising them jobs. He has allegedly duped more than 100 people in this way and taken around Rs 75 crore.Chandrashekar had moved the Supreme Court seeking protection while he was in jail for a money laundering case.

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During the hearing today, senior advocate R Basant, appearing for Chandrashekar said that he is feeling threatened in the jail and that “some officers are extracting bribes from his wife to keep him safe.”The Additional Solicitor General (ASG), SV Raju appearing on behalf of the state and jail authorities said that the court needs to hear the matter at length as Chandrashekar is accused of many offences. He also said that an affidavit would be filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to apprise the court of the crimes committed by Chandrasekhar. The court has granted time to the government to file its response. However, the petition will have to be filed before the vacation bench. The matter will now be heard in the first week of June.

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