Uttar Pradesh: Crores of rupees, immense land… black money of a High Court judge; Now CBI tightened its grip
When the CBI conducted a disproportionate assets investigation against former High Court judge SN Shukla and his wife Suchita Tiwari, it was found that both of them had acquired assets much more than declared. Its charge sheet was filed in the court of Special Judge (CBI West), on which the court fixed February 20 for further proceedings.
Now the former judge is surrounded by disproportionate assets case. Now CBI is continuously investigating this matter. In this case, CBI had registered a case against the then judge of Lucknow bench of the High Court, SN Shukla and others.
CBI investigation exposed
CBI investigation has revealed that lakhs of rupees were sent from Amethi-based Shiv Shakti Dham Trust to Suchita Tiwari’s account, while Faizabad-based Trust had sent Rs 2.84 lakh to Suchita Tiwari’s account between 2015 and 2017. The educational institution of Faizabad itself had given more than eight and a half lakh rupees to Suchita Tiwari between 2015 and 2020.
This is how black money was converted into white
Investigation has revealed that the black money of the former judge was converted into white with the help of these institutions. It has also come to light that in the year 2012, land worth Rs 3.5 lakh was purchased in Lucknow in the name of former judge’s brother-in-law Saydin Tiwari, which was sold to Shine City operators for Rs 30 lakh two years later.
Misappropriation of lands also
CBI investigation revealed that former judge SN Shukla had purchased a land in 2013. It was sold to Shine City operators after just four years for approximately Rs 70 lakh. Through Himanshu Kumar of Shine City, the former judge had made a payment of Rs 80 lakh to Shiv Shakti Dham Trust. It has also come to light that a plot of land was purchased in Lucknow in the year 2018 through Earth Infra Land Developers.
Case was registered in CBI
CBI Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Branch-II had registered a case of disproportionate assets against former judges SN Shukla, Suchita Tiwari and Sayindeen Tiwari. It is alleged that he had acquired assets worth more than Rs 2.54 crore in the name of his family members from known sources of income. This property was acquired between 2014 and 2019, when he was a justice. Even before this, CBI had registered a case against the then judge of Lucknow bench of the High Court, SN Shukla and others. He was also accused of taking bribe to give a decision in favor of a medical college.
