ED names Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in Rs 215 crore money-laundering case: 10 developments
Jacqueline Fernandez with conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. Photo: Twitter
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar and others.
Earlier, on April 4, Chandrasekhar was arrested for extorting approximately Rs 215 crore from Shivendra Singh and Aditi Singh, former Ranbaxy owner and his wife.
The 37-year-old actor has been questioned multiple times by the central agency in this case.
A supplementary charge sheet was filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs 200 crore extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. The charge sheet is having the name of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused.
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2022
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Here are the top 10 developments from the case:
1. Chandrasekhar swindled money from Singh and his wife with the help of a voice modulation software. While he was arrested for extortion and was in in Tihar Jail, his connections with Jacqueline Fernandez came into light.
2. On December 4, 2021, Fernandez was stopped from boarding a flight from Mumbai International Airport. The actor had been questioned by the ED several times about her connections with Chandrasekhar. It is believed that Chandrasekhar transferred the swindled money to Fernandez’s bank account.
3. Chandrasekhar’s lawyer also told the media that He and Fernandez were dating each other. However, these claims were denied by the actor.
4. Following this, pictures of Jacqueline and the conman went viral on the internet. The pictures were claimed to be taken when Chandrasekhar was out on interim bail.
5. In April 2022, Fernandez accepted receiving luxury gifts from the conman during questioning by ED. Chandrasekhar also claimed that he gifted several luxury items to the actor.
These luxury gifts included: A horse worth Rs 52 lakh, 9 Persian cats worth Rs 9 lakh each, imported crockery, gold ornaments, 15 pairs of earrings, bangles, rings from Cartier, a bracelet from Tiffany, 5 Birkin bags from Rs 30 lakh to 4 crore, stuff from Gucci and Chanel, watches from Rolex. Sukesh also gifted the Fernandez family a fleet of luxury cars. A Mini Cooper to the actor (which she claims she returned), a BMW X5 to her sister in the US and Maserati and Porsche to her parents.
#JacquelineFernandez has been named as accused in the Rs 215 crore extortion case against conman #SukeshChandrasekhar. ED to file charge sheet today. @MunishPandeyy with the details #ITVideo pic.twitter.com/KxH8oDVPes
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) August 17, 2022
6. Sukesh also loaned Rs 1.13 crore to Fernandez’s sister, and Rs 37.8 lakh to her brother.
7. Fernandez also revealed that Chandrasekhar introduced himself as a family member of Jayalalitha and the owner of Sun TV.
8. On April 30, 2022, ED attached assets worth Rs 7.27 crore belonging to Fernandez.
9. Now, on August 17, 2022, ED has named the actor as an accused, mentioning that she was aware that the gifts were bought from swindled money.
10. A total of 8 people have been arrested in this case so far including Chandrasekhar and his wife Leena Maria Paul.