Bollywood Actress Jacqueline Fernandez once again appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday for questioning in the over Rs 200 crore money laundering case against alleged swindler Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The 36-year-old actress appeared before the federal agency around 3.30 pm after having dropped her summons at least three times. Jacqueline had appeared before the federal agency in the matter in August and recorded her statement.
On Wednesday, his statement was recorded under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It is understood that the agency wants to confront him with some fresh evidence and interrogate him along with the prime accused in the case – Chandrashekhar and his actor wife Leena Maria Paul. In this regard, some bank accounts in India and Dubai are under the scanner of the agency. According to officials, the agency wants to understand some traces of money and transactions allegedly linked to Jacqueline in this case. Sources said that Chandrashekhar had allegedly transferred some funds from his account to accounts linked to Jacqueline’s family members.
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Jacqueline is not the only Bollywood actress who has been summoned by the ED for questioning. Actress-dancer Nora Fatehi had recorded her statement in this case before the ED last week. Fatehi’s representative had said that she was the victim of the case and being a witness, she was helping the authorities in the investigation.
Chandrashekhar and Paul were recently arrested by the ED while lodged in a local jail after they were detained by the Delhi Police on charges of cheating some people, including Aditi Singh, wife of Shivinder Mohan Singh, former Fortis Healthcare promoter. Like some high-profile individuals were also involved. . In August, the ED had raided some premises of Chandrasekhar and seized a sea-facing bungalow in Chennai, Rs 82.5 lakh in cash and over a dozen luxury cars. It had claimed in a statement that Chandrashekhar is a “known thug” and is being investigated by the Delhi Police for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and extortion of around Rs 200 crore.
“Chandrasekhar is the mastermind of this fraud. He has been a part of the crime world since the age of 17. There are several FIRs registered against him and he is currently lodged in Rohini Jail (in connection with the Delhi Police case).” Despite being in jail, Chandrashekhar did not “stop conning” people. “They (with illegally purchased cell phones in jail) made spoof calls to dupe people with the help of technology as the numbers displayed on the phone numbers of the called party belonged to senior government officials. Speaking to these people (from jail), he claimed to be a government official, who was offering to help people at a cost,” the ED had claimed.
(with PTI inputs)
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