The Delhi High court has refused to grant bail to the wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, in a case being probed by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for extortion of ₹200 crore.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also refused to grant bail to co-accused, Kamlesh Kothari and B Mohan Raj in this case.
The Court in its investigation found that the accused was prima facie involved in the offence and there was no infirmity in the trial court order that rejected their bail applications.
The EOW has filed a charge sheet against Leena Paulose under Sections 170, 186, 384, 386, 388, 419, 420, 406, 409, 420, 468, 471, 353, 506, 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Section 66D of Information Technology Act and Sections 3 and 4 Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999.
It is alleged that Paulose, Chandrasekhar, and others used Hawala routes to create shell companies and park money earned from the proceeds of crime.
The Delhi Police has alleged that Chandrasekhar had duped the wives of former promoters of Ranbaxy, Shivinder Singh, and Malvinder Singh, of ₹200 crores.
Chandrasekhar is alleged to have posed as an officer of the law ministry and the two women were stated to have paid several crores of rupees to Chandrasekhar to secure bail for their husbands.