The Delhi Prison Department suspended 30 Tihar prison officials and terminated the services of two contract employees because they were suspected of colluding with former Unitech promoters Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra in the prison. The Chandra brothers were accused of violating prison regulations and operating an underground office with the help of prison staff. On Tuesday, the Delhi Police Crime Division registered FIR with 32 prison officials and the Chandra brothers in accordance with the IPC and the Corruption Prevention Act. This was done after the Supreme Court instructed Delhi Police Chief Rakesh Asthana on August 26 to investigate the allegations in the Law Enforcement Bureau report, which stated that the Chandra brothers detained in Tihar prison were running freely and conniving officials “defeated the prison manual. “. The ED accused the brothers-who were arrested on suspicion of stealing money from homebuyers-of “carrying out illegal activities through contempt of the prison manual…transferring assets and spreading the proceeds of crime…influencing witnesses,” And tried to sabotage the investigation”. Sandip Goel, Director-General of Delhi Prisons, said on Wednesday: “We received a letter from the Delhi Police in which the names of 32 prison officials were considered to be initial accomplices in this matter.” Of the 32 persons, 30 One is a regular prison staff and two are contract employees. Goel said that these 30 officials will be suspended and the other two officials will be fired. The brothers moved from Tihar Central Prison to Arthur Road Prison and Taloja Central Prison in Mumbai. The chief of police filed a report on September 28, naming prison officials. On October 6, the Supreme Court allowed Asthana to conduct a “full criminal investigation” into the allegations of collusion and ordered the immediate suspension of the prison officials mentioned in his report.
News Source: The Indian Express
