Sukesh Chandrasekhar wants to pay Rs 7,640 crore tax, writes to Nirmala Sitharaman
India TodayConman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who is currently in Delhi's Tihar Jail in a 2015 multi-crore fraud case, has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, declaring his overseas income of Rs 22,410 crore, for the fiscal year 2024-2025. In the letter, issued through his lawyer, Chandrasekhar expressed his readiness to pay Rs 7,640 crore in taxes on the declared income under India's taxation framework. The ED case highlights Chandrasekhar's alleged scheme to defraud Aditi Singh and Japna Singh, spouses of the former Ranbaxy promoters Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, of a staggering Rs 200 crore. The conman's personal life has also drawn public attention, particularly rumours of a romantic relationship with Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez.