Ex-Fortis Healthcare Promoter’s Wife Lodges FIR Of Rs 200 Cr Fraud

In a dramatic turn of events, Aditi Singh, wife of Shivinder Singh, former Fortis Healthcare promoter, has lodged an FIR in Delhi Police station, citing cheating of Rs 200 crore by a man pretending to be an official from the Home Ministry and assuring help with her husband’s cases.

The police informed the Delhi police to register the FIR with the Special Cell and soon after arrested inmate Sukesh Chandrasekar from inside Rohini jail, and his two associates, who collected the cash on his behalf. 

After that, the case was shifted to the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) and they arrested these three, which consists of two Rohini jail officials, on Tuesday, as per a leading media house. 

Meanwhile, the EOW, in October 2019, detained the brother duo and former promoters of Ranbaxy, Fortis, Religare Enterprises, Malvinder Mohan Singh, and Shivinder Singh for allegedly causing losses to the tune of Rs 2,397 crore to Religare Enterprises' arm company Religare Finvest Ltd. 

Apart from that, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on December 12, 2019, also arrested Shivinder and others in a money laundering case. 

ED officials were approached by Aditi and they further approached Rakesh Asthana, Delhi Police Commissioner, a senior police officer told a leading media house. Meanwhile, later on, Asthana shifted the case to EOW and led to the formation of  Special Investigation Team (SIT) consisting of 15 police personnel, and the team headed by Mohammad Ali, DCP, EOW. 

An official said, at the time of interrogation, Sukesh confessed that he was providing money to jail staff, and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) later summoned two officials, two Assistant Superintendents, and Deputy Superintendent, to investigate the matter further. 

Sandeep Goel, DG Tihar jail informed a leading media house that EOW summoned two officials of Rohini, however, he did not know of any arrests. He also said that they have also expelled six officials after the inquiry.