THE CRIME SYNDICATE

The ED lists several individuals who helped Sukash, sitting inside Rohini Jail, execute the Rs 200 crore con. The list of his accomplices who are in jail and facing charges:

Leena Maria Paul @ Leena Paulose, 36:

Wife of Sukash, the former small-time actress has been named accused in at least four cases. When Sukash was extorting money from Aditi Singh sitting inside Rohini Jail, she coordinated with the rest of the gang members.

Deepak Ramnani, 62 and Pradeep Ramdanee, 53:

ED chargesheet claims Deepak was introduced to Sukash in jail by Unitech ex-MD Sanjay Chandra, now in Tihar Jail. Deepak collected the cash given by Aditi Singh and delivered a part of it to Avtar Singh Kochhar for hawala transactions. When Deepak was not in town, his brother Pradeep did the pickup and delivery of cash. They took commissions for the same

Avtar Singh Kochhar, 67:

The alleged hawala dealer who did the transactions for part of the money Sukash extorted from Aditi Singh

B. Mohanraj, 35:

Sukash and Leena’s advocate cleverly crafted various mechanisms to launder the money looted by them. He was instrumental in helping Sukash buy a residential property in Chennai in August 2020 when the conman was in jail

Arun Muthu, 31:

He handled the financial transactions done by Leena. He has been involved in receiving the proceeds of crime in Chennai from hawala operators

Kamlesh Kothari, 40:

He roped in his cousin Jitendra Kothari to lend his name to the property purchased by Sukash and Leena in Chennai in August 2020