Career
He hailed from the erstwhile royal family of Jashpur, and was (and continues to remain) a much-loved popular political leader among the tribals of central India. In November 2003 he was accused of accepting a bribe for mining rights in Chhattisgarh. The accusation was made by The Sunday Express newspaper, which had received a video of the bribe taking place.
Judeo resigned from his ministerial position on 17 November 2003.
In 2005, the Central Bureau of Investigation told the Indian Supreme Court that the bribe exposé was planned by Amit Jogi, the son of the then Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi, as a means to derive political mileage in favour of Ajit Jogi in upcoming elections. Judeo led the BJP to victory in the 2003 Vidhan Sabha Elections and refrained from taking the Chair of Chief Minister of the state despite a wide campaign for the same from the Tribals of Chhattisgarh.
On 15 August 2013, he died because of kidney and lung infection. Rajnath Singh said "I am deeply saddened by the news of Shri Dilip Singh Judeo"s sudden demise." Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt, and chief minister Raman Singh also lamented.
