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Sukash Chandrashekhar and his wife should be moved from Tihar Jail to allay fears of a life threat, according to the Supreme Court.

By - Kshitij Srivastava

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that transferring suspected conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and his wife Leena Paulose from Tihar Jail would be appropriate to relieve their fears of death threats from jail staff.

The Court has directed the Center to make an appropriate determination regarding Chandrashekhar's possible transfer to a jail.

The case was adjourned for Monday by a vacation bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Vikram Nath, who remarked in the decision,

"In the facts and circumstances, without entering into the rival contentions, it would be appropriate to transfer the Petitioners to some other jail so to allay the apprehension of all concerned. As requested, list on 20.06.2022 to enable the respondents to take a decision on the appropriate jail to which the petitioners can be transferred."