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  • Conman’s claims: Sukesh releases WhatsApp chats with BRS’ Kavitha, AAP’s Jain

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Mandoli jail inmate Sukesh Chandrasekhar has for the first time released his alleged WhatsApp chats with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha and jailed AAP leader Satyendra Jain. He claimed that his conversation with them indicates a nexus between the Aam Aadmi party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and BRS leader in the so-called liquor policy scam.

    In a letter written to Delhi LG VK Saxena, Chandrasekhar alleged that there are multiple contracts and business transactions between him and Aam Aadmi Party and CM Kejriwal.

    “This very application and chats attached shows the nexus of Aam Aadmi party, Mr Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader K Kavitha, who are involved in Delhi liquor scam,” Chandrasekhar said in his letter.

    He stated that the submitted chat will help the ongoing investigation into the liquor scam case. “The said chats are in regard to Rs 15 Crore given by me to Mr Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendra Jain which was asked to be delivered to K Kavitha of BRS party in Hyderabad,” the letter read.

    As per the screen grabs of the alleged chats shared by Sukesh’s legal counsel Anant Malik with the New Indian Express, it could be clearly read that Chandrasekhar was in a very codified conversation with some person whose number he had saved with the name ‘Kavita Akka TRS’.

    One of the messages written by the sender read, “AK bro package has to be given. It’s ready with me.” Chandrasekhar claimed that this package was an amount of Rs 15 Crore.

    In another chat with a mobile number that he had not saved and claimed it to be of Satyendra Jain, one of the messages could be read as,”Bro Ghee tin ready. Yes bro 15 Kg.” Sukesh said that the ghee refers to money in their code words and 15 Kg meant Rs 15 Crore. In the same chat he even wrote, “Inform big bro” to which the receiver replied,”AK Bhai knows.”

    Sukesh, presently lodged in Delhi’s Mandoli Jail, was arrested for allegedly cheating and extorting money from some high-profile people, including former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh’s wife Aditi Singh. The Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money laundering cases against Sukesh, has also questioned several Bollywood actors and models, including actor Jacqueline Fernandez for their alleged links to Chandrasekhar.

    Notably, the New Indian Express had broken the story of Chandrasekhar’s allegations against AAP minister Jain on November 1, last year and since then, he has written multiple letters addressed to the media and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

    NEW DELHI: Mandoli jail inmate Sukesh Chandrasekhar has for the first time released his alleged WhatsApp chats with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha and jailed AAP leader Satyendra Jain. He claimed that his conversation with them indicates a nexus between the Aam Aadmi party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and BRS leader in the so-called liquor policy scam.

    In a letter written to Delhi LG VK Saxena, Chandrasekhar alleged that there are multiple contracts and business transactions between him and Aam Aadmi Party and CM Kejriwal.

    “This very application and chats attached shows the nexus of Aam Aadmi party, Mr Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader K Kavitha, who are involved in Delhi liquor scam,” Chandrasekhar said in his letter.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    He stated that the submitted chat will help the ongoing investigation into the liquor scam case. “The said chats are in regard to Rs 15 Crore given by me to Mr Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendra Jain which was asked to be delivered to K Kavitha of BRS party in Hyderabad,” the letter read.

    As per the screen grabs of the alleged chats shared by Sukesh’s legal counsel Anant Malik with the New Indian Express, it could be clearly read that Chandrasekhar was in a very codified conversation with some person whose number he had saved with the name ‘Kavita Akka TRS’.

    One of the messages written by the sender read, “AK bro package has to be given. It’s ready with me.” Chandrasekhar claimed that this package was an amount of Rs 15 Crore.

    In another chat with a mobile number that he had not saved and claimed it to be of Satyendra Jain, one of the messages could be read as,”Bro Ghee tin ready. Yes bro 15 Kg.” Sukesh said that the ghee refers to money in their code words and 15 Kg meant Rs 15 Crore. In the same chat he even wrote, “Inform big bro” to which the receiver replied,”AK Bhai knows.”

    Sukesh, presently lodged in Delhi’s Mandoli Jail, was arrested for allegedly cheating and extorting money from some high-profile people, including former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh’s wife Aditi Singh. The Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money laundering cases against Sukesh, has also questioned several Bollywood actors and models, including actor Jacqueline Fernandez for their alleged links to Chandrasekhar.

    Notably, the New Indian Express had broken the story of Chandrasekhar’s allegations against AAP minister Jain on November 1, last year and since then, he has written multiple letters addressed to the media and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

  • Ananya Panday grilled again, denies helping Aryan Khan get drugs: Report

    Ananya Panday was reportedly asked questions on chats that appeared to indicate that she helped Aryan Khan procure weed, say NCB sources quoted by news agency ANI.

  • Ananya Panday denies helping Aryan Khan get drugs, to be quizzed again on Monday

    By Online Desk

    Ananya Panday, daughter of actor Chunky Panday,  has been summoned by the NCB for further questioning on Monday.

    Ananya was questioned by the NCB in the drugs-on-cruise case for the second time on Friday.

    The actor was summoned reportedly on the basis of WhatsApp chats found on the phone of Aryan Khan, who was arrested in the drugs-in-cruise case on October 2 and has been in jail since October 8. She was reportedly quizzed on the WhatsApp chats that hinted that she helped Aryan Khan procure weed, news agency ANI said quoting NCB.

    Ananya has reportedly denied allegations of supplying or using drugs.

    NCB official Ashok Mutha Jain was quoted by ANI as saying, “She (Ananya Panday) has been called again on Monday morning, questioning will be done. The further procedure will take place.”

    On Friday, Ananya was reportedly asked questions on chats that appeared to indicate that she helped Aryan Khan procure weed, say NCB sources quoted by news agency ANI.

    #WATCH | Mumbai: Actor Ananya Panday, her father Chunky Panday reach NCB office.Ananya has been summoned by NCB for questioning. pic.twitter.com/SKiPf2S3P7
    — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2021
    Earlier, Ananya along with her father Chunky Panday arrived at the NCB’s Mumbai office after the probe agency summoned her for questioning in connection with the Mumbai cruise drug case. She was summoned by the NCB on Thursday too. During the questioning on Thursday, the actor denied the allegations of supplying and consuming drugs.

    As per the NCB sources, Ananya denied the allegation of supplying drugs to Aryan Khan, who is an accused in the case, and said that she has never consumed the drugs.

    ALSO READ | Chats recovered from Aryan Khan’s mobile reveal Ananya Panday supplied him weed thrice: NCB sources

    “The chats recovered from Aryan Khan’s mobile phone reveal that in the year 2018-19, she helped supply drugs to Aryan thrice by providing him the numbers of drug dealers,” NCB sources told ANI.

    “Ananya denied the supply-related talks in the chat conversation and told the NCB officials that she has never consumed or supplied the drugs,” they added.

    Ananya Panday has been summoned by NCB today in connection with the Mumbai cruise raid case as well on suspicion of drug consumption. The summon has been issued based on the chats recovered from Aryan Khan’s mobile.

    Earlier on Thursday, an NCB team was seen at Ananya Panday’s house, following which, the actor was summoned by the probe agency at its office. Later, Ananya Panday, along with her father Chunky Panday, reached NCB’s office.

    Meanwhile, one more drug peddler was detained by NCB on Friday morning in connection with the cruise drug case.

    The probe agency has conducted six raids or searches in Mumbai and nearby areas in the last two days in connection with the cruise drugs case, said sources.

    An NCB team busted an alleged drugs party on the Cordelia Cruise ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on October 2. 

  • Toolkit case: Some media coverage of FIR against Disha Ravi sensational, prejudicial, says Delhi HC

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Friday said certain media coverage of investigation in the FIR against climate activist Disha Ravi for her alleged involvement in sharing a toolkit backing farmers’ protest indicates “sensationalism and prejudicial reporting”, but declined to order removal of any such content at this stage.

    Justice Prathiba M Singh said the interim plea for removal of such news content and tweets by Delhi Police would be considered at a later stage.

    The court, however, asked media houses to ensure that no leaked investigation material is broadcast as it could affect the probe and directed Delhi Police to abide by its stand on affidavit that it has not leaked nor intends to leak any probe details to the press.

    The court also said that police would be entitled to hold press briefings in the matter in accordance with the law and the agency’s 2010 office memorandum with regard to media coverage of cases.

    To media houses, the court said they should ensure the information received from their sources is authentic and only verified content ought to be publicised as also that the investigation is not hampered.

    The court was hearing Ravi’s plea to restrain police from leaking to the media any probe material in relation to the FIR lodged against her.

    The petition also sought to restrain the media from publishing the content or extract of any private chats, including those on WhatsApp, between her and third parties.

    The police, represented by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, placed an affidavit before the court categorically denying leaking of any information to the media.

    It also assured the court that it has no intention of leaking any information to the media.

    The ASG during the hearing said that the possibility of leakage by some officer of the agency cannot be ruled out entirely.

    The court however directed that the police has to abide by its affidavit.

    The media houses, one of them represented by advocate Mrinal Bharti, told the court that the source of information in the present case was the Delhi Police and its tweets.

    ASG Chetan Sharma and central government standing counsel Ajay Digpaul, appearing for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, told the court that the petition was not maintainable as no complaint was first made to it for taking action against any TV channel or media house for any alleged incorrect reporting of the case.

    The News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) told the court that it can take any action only if a complaint is made to it regarding the media houses named in the plea.

    It further told the court that media houses named in the plea were members of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA).

    Ravi, in her plea, has said she is “severely aggrieved and prejudiced by the media trial surrounding her arrest and the ongoing investigation, where she is being viscerally attacked by the respondent 1 (police) and several media houses”.

    She has claimed that her arrest from Bengaluru on February 13 by a Cyber Cell team of Delhi Police was “wholly unlawfully and without basis”.

    She has also contended that in the present circumstances, it was “highly likely” that the general public will perceive the news items “as being conclusive as to the guilt of the petitioner (Ravi)”.

    “In these circumstances, and to restrain the respondents from further violating her privacy, her reputation, and her right to a fair trial, the petitioner is moving the present petition,” the plea has said.

    Her petition has alleged that investigative matters have been leaked to the media and the press briefings by the police are “prejudicial” and “grossly violative of her right to a fair trial and presumption of innocence”.

    It has claimed that the police first “leaked investigative material” — like alleged WhatsApp chats — the substance and details of which were only in the possession of the investigating agency.

    Thereafter, the “private alleged WhatsApp chats” were published and disseminated by various media houses which was a violation of the provisions of the Cable Televisions Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (CTN Act), the Programme Code and the Uplinking and Downlinking Guidelines, the petition has contended.

    It has also claimed that the “media houses have published one-sided defamatory, suggestive innuendos, and half truths about the petitioner”.

    Ravi’s plea has further contended that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the NBSA “have failed to exercise their statutory and self-regulatory powers in ensuring compliance with the Programme Code under the CTN Act and the Code of Ethics of National Broadcasting Standards Association”.

    Delhi Police, probing the “toolkit Google doc” backing the farmers’ agitation shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg, had arrested Ravi while Mumbai lawyer Jacob and Pune engineer Shantanu Muluk have been granted pre-arrest bail by court.

    A Delhi court had on February 14 sent Ravi to five- day police custody after it said her custodial interrogation was required to probe an alleged larger conspiracy against the government of India and to ascertain her alleged role relating to the Khalistan movement.

    A toolkit is a document created to explain any issue.

    It also provides information on what one needs to do to address the issue.

    This might include information about petitions, details about protests and mass movements.

    The Cyber Cell had lodged an FIR against “pro-Khalistan” creators of the toolkit for waging a “social, cultural and economic war against the government of India”.