The ED had on August 17 made Fernandez an accused in the Rs 215 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh ChandraShekhar.
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Wednesday summoned Jacqueline Fernandez for questioning on September 12 in connection with a multi-crore money laundering case which is linked to conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. The Bollywood actress has also been summoned by a Delhi court on September 26 in the same case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had on August 17 made Fernandez an accused in the Rs 215 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh ChandraShekhar. Jacqueline’s involvement in the case had come after her picture went viral with conman Sukesh earlier. It had been reported that the actress was aware that the conman was an extortionist.
The probe agency had named Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused but the actress has denied any such involvement. The actress had told the agency that both were dating each other. Conman Sukesh Chandrashekar is accused of extorting money from big people like businessmen, political leaders and celebrities. He is also accused of extorting Rs 215 crore in one year from a businessman’s wife while he was lodged in a Delhi jail.
Moments after the probe agency had made the Bollywood actress accused in the case, she had posted a note on social media saying, “Dear me, I deserve all good things, I’m powerful, I accept myself, it’ll all be okay. I’m strong, I will achieve my goals and dreams, I can do it.”
On April 30, the financial probe agency had attached assets worth Rs 7.27 crore of Fernandez in the extortion case filed against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. The attached assets included a fixed deposit worth Rs 7.12 crore under Fernandez.
Apart from the fixed deposits, gifts given by Chandrashekhar to Fernandez were also attached. The move by the central agency had come after a provisional order was issued by it under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
It was also alleged that Chandrashekhar used to purchase gifts for Fernandez using illegal money, extorted by cheating high-profile people, including former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh’s wife Aditi Singh.
Meanwhile, Fernandez had told the police that she “received” gifts like three designer bags from Gucci, Chanel, two Gucci outfits for gym wear, a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes, two pairs of diamond earrings and a bracelet of multi-coloured stones and two Hermes bracelets from Chandrashekhar. Fernandez was questioned last year.
She had told the federal anti-money laundering agency that she returned a Mini Cooper car which she had similarly received from Chandrasekhar.
The ED had also found in its probe that Chandrashekhar was in “regular contact” with Fernandez from February till he got arrested on August 7 last year (by the Delhi Police). He was later arrested by the ED too. Chandrasekhar was arrested by the ED for extorting Rs 215 crore by impersonating officials of the Home Ministry and Law Ministry.
