Lt Governor V K Saxena has granted permission to Delhi Police for a probe into the role of eight prison officials in a case of organised crime syndicate allegedly run by Sukesh Chandrashekhar from Rohini jail, Raj Niwas officials said on Wednesday.
Saxena has given permission to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police for an investigation into the role of eight Group B officers of Delhi Prisons under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, related to the crime syndicate allegedly run by Chandrashekhar, they said.
It is in addition to the permission granted last year by him to probe the role of 81 other jail officials under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 for facilitating Chandrashekhar for financial gains, they said.
The eight are currently behind the bars, the officials said. They include two jail superintendents, three each of whom are deputy jail superintendents and assistant jail superintendents. “It was alleged that Chandrshekhar used to pay approximately Rs 1.50 crore every month for getting facilities to use mobile phones and a separate barrack without any hindrance in the jail,” an official said. During the investigation, it emerged that the eight jail officials had allegedly also facilitated Chandrashekhar in exchange of money, making his stay comfortable and ensuring privacy for him to use mobile phones in the jail, the officials said.
