Shine City Scam : From Motorcycles to Luxury Audi, Why are Investigative Agencies Silent on Chaman Lal Diwakar?
Shine City Scam News : A dark tale of a scandal involving more than ₹60,000 crore has been written through Shine City. People who once traveled on ordinary two-wheelers now own top-model luxury cars like Audis.
Agencies are hesitating to take action against these fraudsters, who were once the trusted associates of the group’s fugitive CEO, Rashid Naseem, who is currently hiding in Dubai. Specifically, the leniency shown toward these individuals during money laundering investigations raises significant questions about the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) functioning.
Recently, a post regarding the company’s former director, Chaman Lal Diwakar, was shared on the Facebook page of Rashid Naseem, the head of the Shine City group and the mastermind of this scam. The post states that luxury cars like the Audi Q7, Honda City, and Innova came into his possession thanks to Shine City. From living in two rented rooms, he now owns a villa worth crores in Vivek Khand (1/38), Gomti Nagar.
Chaman Lal is a Director in Several Companies
Chaman Lal reportedly took ₹14 crore from the company, out of which ₹4 crore went directly into his personal accounts. He also got several plots of land registered in his name using company funds. Raising questions on the ED’s investigation, it was alleged that while ₹454 crore was given as an advance, the land was not counted. Similarly, customer registries worth ₹361 crore were not included in the probe.
The ED reportedly filed a report based on an inventory of only ₹92 crore. The accuracy of these figures is best known to the officers sitting in agencies like the ED and EOW. However, it is certain that Chaman Lal Diwakar, the former director of Shine City group companies, has deep involvement in the scam. Consequently, nearly a dozen cases were registered against him. Later, he also filed a case against Rashid Naseem. According to sources, his current net worth is estimated to be over ₹100 crore. He has reportedly purchased a vast amount of land in the names of his relatives using money from the Shine City scam.
Two specific relatives are central to these transactions. Chaman Lal Diwakar and his relatives are behind the massive land acquisition stories for projects like Nature Valley, Solitaire City, and Paradise Garden in Lucknow, as well as Solitaire City in Sultanpur. The ED has not deemed it necessary to investigate this.
The Game of Transferring Land in Shyamlal’s Name
Chaman Lal Diwakar purchased significant land for projects in the names of his relatives and transferred them to Shyamlal, the SC (Scheduled Caste) owner of the company. When the High Court severely reprimanded the EOW, Shyamlal was arrested. However, Chaman Lal remains out of the ED’s reach for now. A similar situation occurred in the case of another SC owner, Durga Prasad. The partnership firms started with Chaman Lal were not seized. He remains a director in several firms, including Chaman Kunba Construction. Construction sites in many areas are reportedly linked to him.
