Minister Satyendra Jain extorted Rs 10 crore from me: Conman Sukesh

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written to the Delhi Lt. Governor alleging that AAP leader Satyendar Jain ‘extorted’ Rs 10 crore from him in 2019 to ensure his safety in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday. The letter written by Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Mandoli jail here, on October 7 was submitted to LG V K Saxena on October 8 by his advocate Ashok K Singh.

Rubbishing the allegations, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said it was an attempt to divert attention from the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat. The letter alleged that more than Rs 50 crore was given to the AAP for giving Chandrashekhar an important post in the party in South Zone, and also to help him get nominated to the Rajya Sabha.

Chandrashekhar alleged that after his arrest in 2017 in the ‘two leaf symbol corruption case’ he was lodged in Tihar Jail and was visited by Jain, who held the portfolio of Jail ministry, asking him if he had disclosed anything to the probe agency related to his contribution to AAP.