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TNN | Aug 24, 2014,
11.15 AM IST
BHOPAL:
Senior IAS
officer of Madhya Pradesh and commissioner higher education, Sachin Sinha has
lodged a complaint against Chennai-based Ram Chandra Mission for trying to
extort Rs 10 lakh from him and his family. Sinha, an IAS officer of 1995 batch,
said that he had been receiving threatening e-mails and phone
calls.
Shri Ram Chandra
Mission (SRCM) is a non-profit organization which provides spiritual training
and has its international headquarters based at Chennai. Sinha has named
Rajagopalachari, president of SRCM, his son PR Krishnan and Kamlesh Patel in the
FIR.
On Thursday night
around 10 pm, Sinha went to Habibganj police station and lodged a complaint.
Police have registered the case under Sections 386, 294, 506, 507 and 34 of
the IPC. A separate case has been registered under IT act at Habibganj
police station.
Sinha stated that
he was associated with the organization in the past, but left after he found
the activities suspicious.
He said that
Rajagopalachari, Krishna, Patel and others threatened him and his family of dire
consequences if he failed to fulfill their
demands. Sinha told TOI that
the people associated with the organization could also be involved in unlawful
activities in different states. Few members of the organization are also in
Bhopal, he added.
Police said that a team
would be sent to Chennai after recording detailed statement of the IAS
officer. He had been receiving threatening mails and phone calls since April this
year, police said. Few days back, Sinha
gave an application to the police. Later, on Thursday, he went and insisted
for an FIR.
Sinha lives in Char
Imli area while his parents reside in Arera Colony. According to the police,
some people also shouted near his bungalow to frighten him. Few days back, some
unidentified persons left materials used in funeral pyre outside hisparents'
house in Arera colony.
Quoting Sinha,
police said that the organisation has been banned in
France.
August 24, 2014
Bhopal: The Commissioner
of Higher Education Department, on Friday approached Habibganj police
station and lodged a complaint against Chennai based spiritual organisation
for allegedly demanding a donation of Rs 10 lakhs from
him.
In his complaint,
the Commissioner also alleged that they also threatened to kill him and his
family members in case he did not provide the demanded
amount. Following the
complaint of the victim, the police have booked three people including director of
organisation, his son and another person from management of organisation
under sections 386, 294, 506, 507 and 34 of the IPC and charges of IT Act
against the accused and started further
investigation. TI, Habibganj
GP Agrawal said that the complainant Sachin Sinha, 41, son of VP Sinha, a
resident of D- 2/ 11 at Char Imli is posted as commissioner in Higher Education
Department and earlier works in Home Ministry ( Statics)
department.
Agrawal further
said, Sinha in his complaint told the police that earlier he joined Chennai
based Shreeramchandra Mission Ashram known for its yogic activities for meditation
purpose. At the time of getting
associated with the ashram located at 6 no stop in Shivaji Nagar he was told that
no fees and donation was taken at the centre therefore Sinha took part in
several activities of the ashram for several years.
Later when he came to
know that due to some irregularities, the ashram was banned in France
after which he left the centre. Meanwhile, from April
1 he started to get repeated phone calls and e- mails from director of
organisation Parthsarthi Rajgopal Acharya, his son TR Krishna and Kamlesh Patel
demanding donation of Rs 10 lakhs and threat to kill him and his family on
condition of not paying the asked
amount.
Subsequently, he
approached Habibganj police station and lodged a complaint in this regard after which
the police have booked three accused and started further investigation
into the case while the call details and e- mails of Sachin Sinha will be
verified by the police.
Sunday, 24 August 2014
| Staff Reporter | Bhopal | in Bhopal
A sensational
case of extortion demanding Rs10 lakh from an IAS officer who is posted as
Commissioner in the Department of Higher Education in Madhya Pradesh has come to
the fore in the State capital after the officer lodged a complaint with
Habibganj police on Friday.
According to the
police, the victim Sachin Sinha has been receiving threat mails demanding
an extortion of Rs10 lakh for the past few
months. In the complaint,
the victim has claimed that he has received e-mails from Shri Ramchandra
Mission of Chennai demanding extortion of Rs10 lakh and if he fails to provide
the amount he along with his family would be eliminated. In his complaint,
Sinha told police that he had joined Chennai based Shri Ramchandra Mission
Ashram known for its yogic activities for meditation
purpose.
At the time of getting
associated with the ashram located at 6 no stop in Shivaji Nagar he was told
that no fees and donation is taken but later when he came to know that due to some
irregularities the ashram has been banned in France, he stopped visiting
the ashram and since then he started receiving threatening
mails.
SHO of Habibganj
police station GD Agrawal said that a complaint regarding extortion e-mails has
been received and based on the victim’s complaint a case has been registered
and further investigation has been started. The police have registered
a case under Section 386, 294, 506, 507 and 34 of the IPC of the IPC
and 66 A of
the Information Technology Act against Parthsarthi Rajgopal Acharya, PR
Krishnan and Kamlesh Patel who are associated with the
institute.
Agrawal informed
that the possibility of an institute demanding extortion is suspicious and it
seems that some miscreant might have accessed or has created a fake e-mail of
the institute as several cases of the same nature have been reported in the past
and number of such cases has increased significantly.Police said that the
documents in which demand of extortion is made has been collected and would be
investigated. The cyber experts would be roped in to provide technical assistance
into the matter. Victim is receiving mails from April to till date.
