Former Municipal Corporation of Delhi commissioner K S Mehra has alleged that his ex-wife, Tihar Prisons director general Vimla Mehra, has been indirectly exerting her influence in Delhi Police and has been threatening to extort money and property from him.
Mehra, a resident of Tilak Marg and 1978 batch IAS officer, also alleged that he has received threatening phone calls on behalf of New Moti Bagh-resident Vimla from her lawyer Manoj Gorkela.
Mehra approached police with a complaint saying he has recorded telephonic conversations in which threatening language was used by Manoj, and it was intended that his reputation could be damaged.
He has now sought a case under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 385 (putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. A senior police officer said they have received the complaint, but a case is yet to be lodged.
Mehra said Vimla demanded transfer of a flat in Aditi Apartments at east Delhi’s Patparganj, but the flat has always remained in his ownership and possession.
He said that Manoj, on behalf of Vimla, initiated contact on the false pretext of settlement of previous disputes around the last week of September 2012.
“Mehra agreed to meet Manoj at his house, and the meeting took place on September 29, 2012. However, during the meeting, Manoj in furtherance of a pre-concieved criminal conspiracy threatened and intimidated Mehra to part with his property and money to the wrongful gain of Vimla,” Mehra’s complaint with Tilak Marg police station stated.
Manoj also demanded Rs 20 lakh, which was later reduced to Rs 10 lakh, and a share in revenues from Mehra’s ancestral properties after claiming Vimla’s connections with various high ranking officials and political leaders.
“Manoj threatened Mehra that if he did not accede to their demands, then he should be ready to face consequences,” the complaint added.
It is also alleged that Manoj used his position as a Supreme Court advocate to gain entry to Mehra’s house, but his sole purpose was to threaten and intimidate him.
Mehra met Vimla on December 2, 2012 at India International Centre to confirm that the threat given by Manoj was at her behest.
In 2012, Vimla had filed a case against her ex-husband for illegally occupying a DDA flat.