The Story of Mastermind Sukesh Chandrashekhar: In a time when most teenagers are busy deciding whether to pursue Science or Commerce, there was one individual who had already embarked on a path of deception, making crores of rupees through fraud – Sukesh Chandrashekhar. From the age of 17 till today, Sukesh Chandrashekhar has stuck to the same pattern. He projects himself as someone with close connections to the government and has, on several occasions, been caught with fake Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ID cards.
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The Early Frauds: The Kochi Silk Scam
In 2012, he was involved in a major scam with a Kochi-based saree brand called Emmanuval Silks. He promised to bring Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif to one of their events. Trusting him, the brand paid him a hefty sum, but no celebrity ever arrived, and he disappeared with the money.
The Love Affair and Expansion of Fraud
Around that time, a Malayalam actress named Leena Maria Paul caught his fancy. So desperate was he to get close to her that he pretended to be the owner of Sun TV and promised her a leading role in a big-budget movie. Leena, who was struggling with small roles at that time, fell for the dream he sold.
By 2014, he had managed to rope Leena into his fraudulent business activities. Their partnership soon turned into marriage in July 2024. Even this marriage, it seems, was rooted in deceit.
Together, they targeted the owner of a company named Future Techniks Pvt. Ltd. Promising him a massive ₹132 crore contract that would install his machines across Karnataka, they took a huge investment and vanished. The owner had taken a loan of ₹19 crore from Canara Bank to invest in this opportunity and, to this day, continues to pay its EMI.
The Political Scam: Targeting AIADMK
In 2017, his fraudulent activities took a bold and dangerous turn. After the death of political leader Jayalalitha, the AIADMK party faced internal conflict. A major fight broke out over who would own the “Two Leaves” election symbol. TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala, was ousted from the party.
Sensing an opportunity, this fraudster approached Dhinakaran and claimed that he could secure the “Two Leaves” symbol back for him. He boasted about his deep connections with the Election Commission and demanded ₹50 crores for the task. Dhinakaran agreed and paid the amount, but the fraudster disappeared without a trace.
However, Dhinakaran, being a highly influential figure, immediately lodged a complaint with the Delhi Crime Branch. This led to the arrest of the scammer, and he was sent to prison, where he remains to this day.
The Tihar Jail Operations and the ₹200 Crore Scam
You might wonder, if he was imprisoned in 2017, how did he manage to execute the infamous ₹200 crore scam later?
Even inside Tihar Jail, he continued his fraudulent operations using mobile phones and bribing corrupt jail officials. Around two years later, in October 2019, two prominent businessmen, Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, landed in Tihar on charges of ₹740 crore money laundering. These two had previously been associated with major companies like Ranbaxy and Fortis.
Using his network inside the prison, the fraudster obtained personal details of the Singh brothers and their family members, particularly Shivinder Singh’s wife, Aditi Singh.
The Pandemic Opportunity: A New Scam
In 2020, during the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, he orchestrated a new scam. Aditi Singh received a call from someone pretending to be from the Prime Minister’s Office. Through sophisticated call spoofing technology, the number appeared genuine.
Aditi was told that the government urgently needed Shivinder Singh’s help for vaccine distribution efforts and that his release could be arranged if she cooperated. Over the next few days, multiple calls convinced her that powerful figures, including even Home Minister Amit Shah, were aware of her situation and listening to the calls via loudspeaker.
They pressured Aditi into making “party fund” donations, initially extracting ₹20 crores. Over the next nine months, there were 35 separate transactions amounting to ₹200 crores. Every time Aditi raised concerns about the release not happening, she was met with veiled threats suggesting that her life could be ruined just like many others before her.
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