Jacqueline Fernandez appeared before the Delhi Police after she was issued the third summons.
New Delhi: After almost eight hours of grilling, the Delhi Police on Wednesday found inconsistencies in the statements of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez and Pinky Irani. The duo was summoned by the Economic Offences Wing in connection with an extortion case linked to conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Sources said the senior officers will discuss among them the statements and decide if Jaqueline Fernandez will be summoned again.
Jacqueline Fernandez appeared before the Delhi Police after she was issued the third summons. She was accompanied by Irani, who was allegedly asked to get Chandrashekhar and Jaqueline Fernandez introduced. Irani was reportedly paid in crores to get the introduction done.
While initially Jaqueline Fernandez and Pinky Irani were questioned separately, they were later questioned together for more clarity.
Earlier on September 3, the Delhi Police had questioned Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi for around four hours in connection with the extortion case linked to incarcerated conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Fatehi was questioned by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police.
Prior to that, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had questioned Chandasekhar and Fatehi together on suspicion of money laundering. When interrogated by the probe agency, Fatehi had denied having spoken to Chandrasekhar before December 12, 2020 but the conman said he had spoken to her two weeks prior to that after an event.
On the luxury BMC car which was allegedly gifted to her, Fatehi said she had initially said okay but later she reportedly told Chandrasekhar that she didn’t need it. She also told the probe agency that she told Bobby Khan, a family friend, to take the car if he is getting a chance. However, Chandrasekhar denied this claim and said he had directly gifted it to Fatehi.
On August 31, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its charge sheet had said that Jacqueline Fernandez was aware of Chandrashekhar’s criminal history. The probe agency said that the Bollywood actress cooked up a false story during the investigation of a multi-crore money laundering case.
