End of run: Actor Leena Maria Paul’s partner held for fraud

Police said Sukash had changed his location several times,from Goa,Siliguri,Jaipur,Mumbai to Nepal. He often posed as the grandson of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and duped several people across Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh of more than Rs 15 crore,promising them government contracts.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) B S Jaiswal said,“Sukash Chandrashekhar is pursuing an MBA from Bangalore. He was arrested from Siliguri,West Bengal,and police have recovered two diamond rings,one diamond earring,an expensive bag worth nearly Rs 3 lakh,more than five mobile phones,Rs 15,000 cash and currency of Nepal and Bhutan.”

Police said Sukash,who has a passion for luxury cars,is involved in more than 100 cases of cheating along with the Leena,who was arrested on May 27.

At the time of Leena’s arrest,police had recovered nine luxury cars and four weapons.

Sukash would promise people that he would get them luxury cars at cheap rates at state government auctions.

He told police that he used the money to buy expensive cars and jewellery worth Rs 1 crore. Police said he would check government websites for tenders related to supplies. He would then pose as an IAS officer and request the department to assist him in the allotment of tenders.

The caretaker of the farmhouse at South Delhi’s Fatehpurberi area,which Leena and Sukash rented,had some idea about their activities. Baigraj Sawar said one evening he saw a trailer truck unload a Bentley,a Land Cruiser,a Land Rover and a Mercedes at the farmhouse.

“I was amazed to see so many luxury cars. They already had a Rolls Royce,a BMW and other luxury cars. When I asked,madam (Leena) told me that they had ordered the cars,” Baigraj told Newsline.

Baigraj said Sukash would often tell him to keep visitors away. “They possessed weapons and kept a pistol in every car,” he claimed.

The couple moved into the farmhouse on May 6,Baigraj said. “The owner told me they were looking for a caretaker and I agreed since they were offering me a good salary,about Rs 25,000 a month,” he said.

Baigraj said a couple,who came in a Ford Endeavour,often visited Leena and Sukash at the farmhouse. “They had a sticker of a political party on their car and would often stay the night. Four days before madam’s arrest,the couple had come over. They were accompanied by three other women and two other men. There was an argument that night and I saw Sukash sir deflate the tyres of their car.”

Baigraj said 15 days before Leena’s arrest,Sukash returned home without his Mercedes car. “That evening,sir and madam told us that he (Sukash) was a bookie and had fled from Mumbai after police busted the IPL spot fixing racket. They assured us that they weren’t into spot-fixing anymore,” Baigraj said.

After arresting Leena on May 27,police headed to the farmhouse. Baigraj claimed Sukash packed two bags with jewellery and left in an Indica.