DG (prisons) transferred from Tihar after Sukesh’s Rs 10 cr. extortion charge

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Director General (prisons) Sandeep Goel has been transferred from Tihar Jail in New Delhi, days after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged the extortion of Rs 10 crore for protection in prison. According to an official order issued on Friday, the 1989 batch AGMUT cadre officer has been transferred from Tihar Jail and asked to report to PHQ for further orders.

“Sanjay Beniwal, the 1989 batch IPS officer, is the new DG (prisons),” it stated. Chandrashekhar had written to Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena alleging that AAP leader Satyendar Jain “extorted” Rs 10 crore from him in 2019 to ensure his safety in prison. Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Mandoli jail here in connection with a Rs 200 crore money laundering case, submitted the letter to the L-G on October 8 through his advocate Ashok K Singh, making the startling allegations against the AAP leader.

The letter said more than Rs 50 crore was given to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on a promise of giving Chandrashekhar an important post in the party in South Zone, and also help him in getting nominated to the Rajya Sabha. Chandrashekhar also alleged that he was visited by Jain in Tihar jail, where he was lodged after his arrest in 2017 in the ‘two leaf symbol corruption case’.