Delhi Police EOW arrested actress Leena Maria Paul in Rs. 200 crore fraud case
New Delhi, September 6
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police arrested Leena Maria Paul, the partner of Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was arrested over allegations of duping of Ranbaxy promoters' wives of Rs. 200 crores.
Aditi Singh, the wife of former Ranbaxy promoter Shivinder Singh. Singh was duped to the tune of Rs 200 crores.
As per the FIR against Sukesh Chandrashekhar: “I was assured that the central government would be interested to work with my husband after making him an ‘industry advisor’ on COVID-related committees; he asked me to contribute to the ‘party fund’ and assured to set up a meeting either with the former law minister or home minister.”
It is alleged that Japna Singh, the wife of another former Ranbaxy promoter – Malvinder Singh was also allegedly conned by Chandrashekhar, who posed as an officer from the Union Law Ministry.
The EOW had registered two FIRs in the case.
The Delhi court had sent Chandrashekhar to a 16-day of police custody on September 4. Chandrashekhar, who is an alleged conman, is accused in 21 cases, including the Election Commission bribery case.
The Delhi Police had recently invoked provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against him.
