The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs. 7.27 crore of actress Jacqueline Fernandez in the extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. The attached assets include a fixed deposit worth Rs. 7.12 crore under her name.
The actress was already in headlines a few months back, when her name was linked with the case related to the conman.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 7.27 crores of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez, in a money laundering case involving jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. The attached property is a fixed deposit: Sources
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Sources said Jacqueline Fernandez is the beneficiary of the proceeds of the extorted money and the attachment has been made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The actress is not an accused in the case as of now, however, the officials have not yet given her a clean chit. She was also questioned multiple times by the ED. Sukesh had gifted the actress Rs 5.71 crore using the extorted money. He had also given funds close to 173,000 US Dollars and 27,000 Australian Dollars to close family members of Jacqueline.
Sukesh Chandrasekhar is accused of extorting Rs 215 crore from the wife of a Delhi businessman through spoof calls.
