Sikandar Singh, the son of Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhokar, was recently seen outside a hospital in Rohtak, raising eyebrows given his status in judicial custody, as reported by India Today.
Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case. Both he and his father are accused of defrauding over 1,500 homebuyers, allegedly siphoning off Rs400 crore through fake construction expenditures linked to their real estate firm.
Following the rejection of his bail plea by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, sources revealed that Singh has been feigning illness and manipulating medical records to avoid serving his sentence. He was admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak twice—first from September 2 to 16, and again from September 26 until now. However, insiders claim he does not suffer from any serious medical condition.
CCTV footage and medical records suggest that Singh has been leaving the hospital unlawfully while in judicial custody. Since his unauthorized exits, he has reportedly been seen driving a Fortuner SUV, staying in hotels, attending parties, campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections, and using his phone—actions that clearly violate legal protocols.
These revelations came just a day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the ED and Haryana Police to arrest his father, Dharam Singh Chhokar, a sitting Congress MLA from Samalkha, if he fails to surrender within 24 hours. Chhokar, known as a close aide of senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has been evading arrest despite a non-bailable warrant against him.
The ED took over the investigation against Chhokar and Singh following an FIR lodged by the Gurugram police in 2023. This FIR accused them of orchestrating a significant real estate fraud through their company, Mihira Group, which reportedly collected approximately Rs363 crore from 1,500 homebuyers, promising affordable housing but failing to deliver on those commitments by the projected completion dates of 2021-22.