Hawala operator identifies Sukesh

Shah Faisal, the alleged operator told the police that he had been instructed to collect the money in a parcel from a person in Chennai.

April 25, 2017 10:27 pm | Updated April 26, 2017 12:19 am IST - NEW DELHI

Sukesh Chandrasekar. File photo.

Sukesh Chandrasekar. File photo.

Delhi Police on Tuesday said that they have been told by a hawala operator that he had personally handed over money to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in connection with the bribery attempt to the Election Commission of India.

During questioning Shah Faisal, the alleged operator, identified Sukesh and told the police that he had been instructed to collect the money in a parcel from a person in Chennai. He also had been allegedly told to hand over the parcel containing the money to Sukesh. This was also one of the submissions made by the investigators on Tuesday.

Crucial link

Delhi Police Crime Branch which is probing the case believes that Shah Faisal’s statement can be a crucial link in unearthing the money trail though they are yet to link Faisal to the source side which is allegedly sidelined AIADMK (Sasikala faction) leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran.

Another hawala operator whose name has cropped up during investigations is Gopi.

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