New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh was Tuesday headed to Tihar Jail on charges of corruption, the latest in a long line of high profile politicians and corporate honchos to be housed in the sprawling prison complex in west Delhi.

The former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and two former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Fagan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Bhagora were arrested and sent to judicial custody till Sep 19 for their alleged role in buying votes during the 2008 trust motion in parliament.

They will be in like-minded company.

Since February, Tihar Jail has received a steady stream of VIP residents.

On Feb 2, former telecommunication minister A. Raja was sent to Tihar for his alleged connection in the 2G allocation scam.

Former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura and Raja's former aide R.K. Chandolia are also lodged in the prison on similar charges.

The 2G scandal also saw DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar being arrested May 20 and -- sent to Tihar.

Among the business honchos spending time behind the bars for alleged involvement in the 2G scam are Swan Telecom's Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Unitech Wireless' Sanjay Chandra, Cineyug Film`s Karim Morani, directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd Asif Balwa and Rajeev B. Agarwal.

Three officials of the Anil Ambani Group - Gautam Doshi, Hari Nair and Surendra Pipara - were also arrested for their alleged involvement in the 2G scam.

The other big scandal that scalped several bigwigs was the Commonwealth Games. Congress MP and sacked former chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi was arrested April 25.

With him were his colleagues Lalit Bhanot, V.K. Verma and A.S.V. Prasad. Former government official Surjeet Lal, who was attached to the Commonwealth Games, is also in jail.

The list just gets longer.







 

Home | Top of the Page

Top Stories

Blast outside Delhi High Court; Nine dead, 45 injured

At least nine people were killed and 45 injured in a powerful blast outside the Delhi High Court Wednesday morning, Home Secretary R.K. Singh said. The blast took place around   »

Delhi blast: Chidambaram to make statement in parliament

Blast victims pour in at Delhi hospital

Don't speculate on blast: Khurshid

Delhi blast: A horror retold

  Most Read

A day after the special screening of his film, Shafeeque Ahmed, the local hero who played the lead-role in Malegaon Ka Superman - the award winning film starring the artists from  »

India, Bangladesh cement ties, sign comprehensive pact

India and Bangladesh Tuesday cemented their ties by signing a comprehensive framework agreement and with pacts   »

Teesta disappointment clouds Manmohan's Dhaka visit

Bangladesh, a country that shares 54 rivers with India

  News Pick

Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh became  »

From stars to Tihar, Amar Singh's fall from grace

Flaws in online system make life tough for scholarship seekers

Minister of Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid launched the online scholarship management system April 15 for what the officials said to make scholarship applications and disbursement to the minority students smoother  »

Most illegal explosives seized in Maharashtra

A total of 12,667 kg of illegal explosives were recovered from Maharashtra till July this year and 2,796 illegal firearms seized from Jammu and Kashmir in 2010, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. Minister of State of  »

Picture of the Day

The 27th of Ramadan (August 26, 2011 this year), "Laylet al-Qadr" (Night of Power), is one of the holiest nights of the Islamic calendar, the night when the Quran began to be revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Millions from around the world visit the Grand Mosque in Makkah from all over the world and pray over the night.