Mumbai: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez was stopped at the Mumbai Airport on Sunday by the immigration officials. The officials had stopped Jacqueline due to the LOC (Look Out Circle). Since Enforcement Directorate had opened a LOC against the actor in the Sukesh Chandrasekar case. Fernandez had to leave for Dubai for a show. Later was summoned for brief questioning. It is been informed that she has to appear before the probe agency in Delhi.
The ED will issue a fresh summons to her for appearing at the Delhi office today.
The probe agency has filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against conman Sukesh Chandrasekar and others in the 200-crore money laundering case, alleging that he extorted ₹ 200 crores from a businessman’s wife while he was lodged in Tihar jail. The central agency has unearthed evidence showing financial transactions from Chandrasekar to Ms. Fernandez. A horse worth ₹ 52 lakh and a Persian cat worth ₹ 9 lakh were among gifts worth ₹ 10 crores given by Chandrashekar to Fernandez, the ED has said in its charge sheet.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed its first prosecution complaint against multi-millionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in connection with Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving B-town actress Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi as witnesses in the case.
Along with Ms. Fernandez, the charge sheet mentions actor Nora Fatehi, who has been questioned in the case. Ms. Fernandez and her aides have also been questioned.
Earlier, a representative of Nora Fatehi had said that she “has been a victim”. “She does not know or have any personal connection with the accused and has been called by ED to strictly help with the investigation,” the representative said, adding that the actor is cooperating in the probe. Chandrashekar had earlier told the media that he had gifted a car to Ms. Fatehi.
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