The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has suspended senior IPS officer and former Director General of Tihar Jail Sandeep Goel for dereliction of duty while the investigation into the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving thief Sukesh Chandrashekhar is ongoing. The ministry’s action comes almost a month after Goel was transferred from Tihar jail and asked to report to the Delhi Police headquarters.
According to sources, Goel was suspended after fraudster Sukesh Chandrashekar alleged that he was given Rs 12.5 crore for his security at Mandoli Jail, where he was lodged in a money-laundering case. .
Goel moved after Sukesh’s statement
The decision to transfer Sandeep Goel from Tihar Jail to Delhi Police Headquarters was taken by Delhi Governor V.K. It was issued after an internal probe at the behest of Saxena. On November 1, the Delhi LG sought details from the Chief Secretary after he wrote a letter to alleged robber Sukesh Chandrashekhar Goel that he had been paid to guard him in a jail cell.
The decision of the Delhi LG was taken into account in the October 7 letter. The scammer in the letter also mentioned that Delhi Minister Satider Jain had received Rs 10 crore from him in 2019 in the form of “protection money” to provide security for the jail. He further revealed that he had donated over Rs 50 crore to the AAP led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, had secured a prominent position in the party and was nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
Sukesh Tihar accuses DG of threatening him
Sukesh Chandrashekar Delhi Governor V.K. In a letter to Saxena, AAP leader Satider Jain alleged that he was being threatened through DG Sandeep Goel to withdraw his complaint in the Supreme Court. He also alleged that the DG Jails and the Jail Administration were committing the crime of bullying on the instructions of the Delhi government.