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Satyendar Jain was accused of extorting Rs10 crore from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar as protection money...
The Union home ministry accorded sanction for a CBI inquiry against Satyendar Jain, jailed AAP leader, for allegedly extorting 10 crore from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar as "protection money", news agency ANI reported citing sources..
In a letter seeking the LGs nod to probe the extortion charges, CBI in November last year wrote that Jain was accused of running a high-profile extortion racket from Tihar Jail and demanding 10 crore as protection money from Chandrashekhar to enable him to live peacefully and comfortably in jail..
The allegations were made by the conman who said Jain extorted money in various tranches during 2018-21, either personally or through his accomplices -- to enable him (Sukesh) live comfortably in different jails of Delhi -- Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli..
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