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6. It has been further alleged that Petitioner started communicating written letters/notes of Sukesh Chandrashekhar to Hip Hop by sending photos of the said letters/notes to Manoj Kumar through WhatsApp which were then read verbatim by Manoj Kumar to Hip Hop on telegram calls. The investigation conducted by the ED has revealed that Hip Hop was handling the proceeds of crime for and on behalf of accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar and was arranging cash which was collected by Manoj Kumar and then passed over to the Petitioner. The ED has alleged that the said amount was being laundered in India by the Petitioner with the assistance of Manoj Kumar, brother of co-accused Arun Muthu (A-7), who coordinated in the collection of cash from Hip Hop @H.Hop through Hawala channels and then depositing the same amount in the bank account of the petitioner and in the accounts of other staff members of the 'Nail Artistry Salon' on the direction of the Petitioner. It was alleged that this amount was ultimately collected by Petitioner through IMPS/UPI in her account for making payments through UPI/Gpay/Paytm to Lawyers/Jail Staff/Relatives of Jail inmates/Sukesh's mother etc. It has further been alleged that the cash that was collected from Hip Hop @ H.Hop amounted to Rs.94,80,500/- out of which Rs. 16,28,484/- was used for shopping for co-accused Leena Maria Paul and accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar. It was alleged that Rs.59,58,000/- were used for payments to lawyers of accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar and co-accused Leena Maria Paul. It was alleged that Rs. 24,05,512 were used for payments made to jail staff/ contract staff/ medical staff/ jail inmates for assistance and Rs 11,72,791/- were used for other expenses made on instructions of accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar and all these transactions were facilitated by the petitioner who was receiving proceeds of crime collected in cash in her own or her associate's bank accounts as further revealed from the statement of the petitioner under Section 50 PMLA dated 09.07.2022. The ED has further alleged that the cash collected by Manoj Kumar from H.Hop @ Hip Hop had been deposited in various bank accounts, including the bank account of the Petitioner herein for making different purchases for accused Leena and Sukesh, for assistance in jail premises as also for payment to be made to lawyers. The aforementioned amount was proceeds of crime being utilized by the Petitioner at the behest of accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar obtained through various criminal activities. The ED has given the details of amounts deposited in the account of the Petitioner and the purpose for which the said amounts were utilized in the status report which hae not been reproduced herein for the sake of brevity.

25. In nutshell, the bail application has been opposed by the ED predominantly on the ground that the petitioner had been working for main accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar and her co-accused wife Leena Maria Paul. ED has also alleged that petitioner had been meeting Sukesh Chandrashekhar after receiving messages from him, and doing the needful in the form of buying mobile phones and costly branded items for the purpose that Sukesh Chandrashekhar may give it to the persons from whom he was taking undue and illegal favours. The allegations are also that the petitioner had been receiving the crime of proceeds from a source called Hip Hop @ Nawaz @ Sridhar @ Sriram stationed at Dubai through Manoj and was using it for the purpose of paying money to the lawyers and other persons. The contention of the ED is the petitioner was well aware of the activities and antecedents of Sukesh Chandrashekhar and in fact she was helping the accused in money laundering. The contention of the ED is also that in this way, the petitioner had been assisting accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar and was actively involved in the money laundering. It has also been alleged that for this the petitioner was being rewarded by Sukesh Chandrashekhar. The allegations are that a sum of Rs. 94,80,500/- was received by the petitioner through Hip Hop @ H.Hop and out of which Rs. 16,28,484/- was used for shopping for co-accused Leena Maria Paul and accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Rs.59,58,000/- were used for payments to lawyers of accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar and co-accused Leena Maria Paul. Further allegations are that Rs. 24,05,512/- were used for payments made to jail staff/ contract staff/ medical staff/ jail inmates and Rs 11,72,791/- were used for other expenses made on instructions of accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar and all these transactions were facilitated by the petitioner who was receiving proceeds of crime. The allegation of the ED is also that it is a clear-cut case of money laundering as the money was transferred in the account of the petitioner.