Is conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar on his way out of Tihar?

NEW DELHI: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Tihar Jail since April 2017 in connection with a Rs 200 crore extortion case, is likely to be transferred from the high-security prison in the national capital to another jail out of Delhi following the latest development on his 'life threat' plea in the Supreme Court.

During the last hearing on Friday, his counsel expressed the 'willingness' of his client to shift from Tihar jail, saying he can even go to a "jail in Andaman Nicobar islands". However, the bench said that it is a "tourist place".

"We won't send you there as it is a tourist place. You can be sent to some other state," the court said.

The basic ground of his plea was that he is 'entitled to the security of his life', pointing out that there are threats to his life inside the jail. "Given the facts and circumstances, without entering into the rival contentions, it would be appropriate to transfer the petitioner to some other jail so as to allay the apprehension of all concerned," the apex court said in its order after hearing the arguments.

Now, as per the apex court's suggestion, the Centre has to come up with a decision on Monday regarding shifting of the celebrity conman from Tihar. IANS

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