DEEPAK BOMBSHELL: Wanita's Raja Ropiaah 'stole' land while Najib's family made 'millions'

It looks like Deepak Jaikishan, known for his close ties to Rosmah Mansor the wife of Prime Minister Najib Razak, is no longer so happy with the controversial first couple or their Umno party mates.

Deepak, a carpet trader who is branching out into bigger business, has accused Umno women's wing leader Senator Raja Ropiaah Abdullah of 'stealing' land from his company Astacanggih Sdn Bhd and reselling a portion of it to a third party.

In his exposures to Malaysia Chronicle at an exclusive interview, Deepak also alleged that a member of Najib's family had taken a 'commission' worth millions for Najib's role in getting the land owned by the Ministry of Defense privatized to Raja Ropiaah in 2005 under a project called Puspahanas.

"Ropiaah has no previous experience at all but based on Najib's recommendation, she got the deal," Deepak toldMalaysia Chronicle.

He declined to name who in Najib's family had allegedly pocketed the 'commission' but speculation is rife that it may have been Rosmah herself as she usually takes care of Najib's business matters.

Puspahanas, which stands for Pusat Pengajian Pertahanan National, is a project granted to Ropiaah's firm Awan Megah (M) Sdn Bhd. Awan was granted the land to build and set up a research centre akin to Britain's intelligence unit MI5 for the Malaysian Defense Ministry.

Made millions

Deepak, who burst into national prominence following a shock revelation related to Najib's scandalous purchase of two Scorpene submarines and the mysterious murder of a Mongolian translator, denied harboring any political motives.

"No, this is for me. I am not acting for any factions inside Umno who want to attack Najib or Raja Ropiaah. Neither am I acting for the Opposition," said Deepak.

He further accused Najib, who was then the Defense minister, of "not taking responsibility" for the transaction which is now "stuck".

"I have had enough of all this. I am a businessman and this is taking to long. I have written letters to Najib but he is not doing a thing. He is just sitting on it," said Deepak.

"As for Raja Ropiah, she is just like her mentor Shahrizat Jalil. The difference is that Shahrizat didn't put her name on anything but Ropiaah did."

Just like her mentor?

Deepak was referring to former Women's Minister Shahrizat Jalil, whose husband has been charged for criminal breach of trust over the RM250mil National Feedlot Corp debacle.

Shahrizat remains the Umno Wanita chief but her Senator's appointment was not renewed and was given to Raja Ropiaah in April. There are many within Umno's women's wing who refer to Ropiaah as the 'de-facto' chief following Shahrizat's disgrace and fall from power.

Meanwhile, Raja Ropiaah declined comment other than to say that her lawyers will look into the matter.

"At this point, I don't wish to comment but will let my lawyers handle it. Deepak has been going around saying all sorts of things. We want to know what his accusations are and take the next step from then on," Raja Ropiaah toldMalaysia Chronicle.

Ropiaah's lawyers to handle matter 

Deepak has lodged a police report against Raja Ropiaah and her company Awan Megah. His company is also suing the Ministry of Defense, the land and mining office Pejabat Tanah dan Galian, Raja Ropiaah and Awan Megan for specific performance, not releasing the titles and for "stealing the land".  (scroll below for scans of the documents)

According to Deepak, the land involving 223 acres in Bukit Raja Selangor was sold to Raja Ropiaah at RM7 per sq ft, sold again to Deepak at RM12 per sq fit. It is now worth about RM40 per sq ft or RM400 million.

Deepak also alleged that Raja Ropiaah sold a portion of this acreage to GuppyUnip Sdn Bhd at RM16 per sq ft.

"As far as we are concerned, she's a thief and we are suing her for stealing our land," said Deepak

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