New Delhi, June 18 (TIWN): The Supreme Court on Friday suggested the transfer of jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar from Delhi's Tihar to some other jail and directed the Centre to take a decision on the appropriate jail to which he can be transferred while dealing with his plea alleging 'life threat' inside the capital's high-security prison.

The Supreme Court on Friday suggested the transfer of jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar from Delhi's Tihar to some other jail and directed the Centre to take a decision on the appropriate jail to which he can be transferred while dealing with his plea alleging 'life threat' inside the capital's high-security prison.  "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," said the vacation bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and Justice Vikram Nath.  Listing the matter for further heaing on Monday, the bench directed the respondents to come up with a decision on the matter.  Earlier, the Delhi High Court had sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea moved by Chandrashekhar alleging that the Tihar prison authorities have extorted around Rs 12.5 crore from him in the last two years.  Chandrashekhar moved the apex court seeking his transfer from Tihar to another prison, saying that since he has levelled allegations against jail officials, he faces a threat to his life.