The actor was earlier questioned in reference to the case
New Delhi:
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been named an accused within the cash laundering case in opposition to conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, who faces costs of extortion amounting to an enormous Rs 200 crore.
The actor has been named an accused within the supplementary chargesheet filed in a Delhi courtroom by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the cash path within the extortion case. Earlier, Delhi Police had arrested Chandrashekar for allegedly extorting round Rs 215 crore from Aditi Singh and Shivender Singh, members of the previous promoters of pharmaceutical big Ranbaxy. Taking cognizance of the Delhi Police case, the ED began its cash laundering probe.
The ED’s first chargesheet talked about how Chandrashekar used the allegedly swindled cash. In its supplementary chargesheet, it has alleged that Chandrashekar gave Fernandez items value over Rs 5 crore from the sum he swindled. It has named the actor as an accused, alleging that she was conscious that the items had been purchased from the proceeds of the crime.
“Sukesh Chandrasekhar had given varied items value Rs 5.71 crore to Jacqueline Fernandez from the proceeds of crime generated by prison actions together with extortion. “Chandrasekhar had put Pinky Irani, his very long time affiliate and co-accused on this case to ship the stated items to her,” the ED had then stated in a press release.
Earlier, the ED had connected belongings belonging to the actor and had additionally questioned her. The company in April provisionally connected Rs 7 crore belongings of the actor beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).
Amongst these items are a horse value Rs 52 lakh and a Persian cat value Rs 9 lakh, ED sources have stated. The sources additionally alleged that Chandrashekar gave enormous sums of cash to the relations of Ms Fernandez. She had additionally obtained designer luggage and garments from luxurious manufacturers Gucci and Chanel, the sources stated. Chandrasekhar had additionally given Rs 15 lakh to a script-writer on the behalf of Fernandez as an advance for writing a webseries undertaking, they added.
Ms Fernandez is a Sri Lankan nationwide and made her debut within the Hindi movie trade in 2009.
The ED has arrested a complete of eight folks on this case. These embrace Chandrshekhar and his spouse Leena Maria Paul.
