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Union Minister of State Gen (retd) V K Singh has appointed ShambhuPrasad Singh, a controversial former defence contractor who wasarrested by the Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing last year, as hispolitical attache.
While Shambhu is facing trial in a disproportionate assets caseregistered by the CBI in 2002, the agency also filed a preliminaryenquiry (PE) against him in January this year.
In a letter to then Ghaziabad District Magistrate S V S Rangarao onJune 6, which has been accessed by The Indian Express, V K Singhsaid, “I have appointed Dr S P Singh as my political attache, whosetask is to interact with district and other administrative functionaries, toresolve the issues of the constituents of Ghaziabad.” The former ArmyChief won the Lok Sabha elections from Ghaziabad.
While V K Singh was not available for comment despite several callsand text messages sent by The Indian Express, Shambhu said, “I amneither OSD nor his personal staff in any ministry. I am just assistinghim in his constituency, Ghaziabad.”
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In his new role, Shambhu visits Ghaziabad over the weekends, listensto the problems of local workers and residents, and acts as the liaisonbetween V K Singh and the local administration. Sometimes, heinvites some for meetings at Akbar Bhawan, Shashtri Bhawan orVigyan Bhawan Annexe, where V K Singh has his offices as MoS ofthree different departments — Development of Northeastern Region(independent charge), External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs.
On the cases against him, Shambhu said, “I am a victim of aconspiracy hatched by a former top officer of the Delhi Police who hastried to malign my image because I always tried to expose his immoralactivities, including his relationships with various nefarious men andwomen, as well as his activities of extorting money through the DelhiPolice Economic Offences Wing.”
Booked for cheating and forgery in February last year, Shambhu wasarrested on May 8, 2013. His arrest followed a complaint filed by AnilDhanraj Jethani, a businessman, who alleged that Shambhu had soldhim a property in New Delhi. According to the complaint, after Jethanipaid the money, he came to know that Shambhu had already leasedthe property to a third party, an NGO, National Thinkers Forum, whichwas run by himself.
CBI sources said the PE against Shambhu was filed in January thisyear in connection with a 2011 case, in which two companiesbelonging to his Rely Group — Dynamic Shells and Sai Baba Builders& Consultants — were alleged to have been involved in financialirregularities and provided fake bank guarantees to the Assam Rifles.
While the Delhi Police is yet to file a chargesheet against him,Shambhu said he has filed an appeal in the high court for quashingthe cases against him.
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