On September 19, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police interrogated Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez for more than 7 hours about the Rs. 200 crore money extortion case. The actress has been questioned by the EOW twice before. Last week, she was interrogated for more than eight hours. The conman allegedly offered Prashant, the agent for Jacqueline Fernandez, a motorcycle for his birthday, but the agent turned down the gift. Sukesh had left the motorcycle and keys at Prashant's house, which was later held by the police. The actress had previously been charged with having ties to Sukesh Chandrashekhar, and it was claimed that 7.27 crores had been seized from her as the proceeds of crime. According to the PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act), the actress has previously been questioned three times concerning the same matter.
An earlier News18 story said that Jacqueline Fernandez's name was linked to a fixed deposit of Rs. 7.12 crore. In actuality, the ED calculated that Sukesh used the extortion money to buy Jacqueline gifts "of Rs. 5.71 crores." Sukesh is also claimed to have given a few significant members of Jacqueline's family money totaling close to $173,000 and about 27,000 Australian dollars.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar admitted to giving the actress up to 15 sets of earrings, five Birkin handbags, and other pricey items from Chanel and Gucci in his earlier testimony recorded under Section 50 of the PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act). In addition to the Rolex watches, the con artist claimed to have given Jacqueline Cartier rings, bracelets, and bangles. He further asserted that he had handed Jacqueline jewelry worth Rs. 7 crores and a horse named "Espuelah" as gifts.
In addition, Sukesh Chandrashekhar gave Jacqueline Fernandez's US-based sister a loan of $150,000. He allegedly gave her a BMW X5 as well as a Maserati for her parents and a Porsche for her mother in Bahrain. He reportedly also gave her brother in Australia a $50,000 loan.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar and 13 other people are charged by the Delhi Police with defrauding the widow of the previous promoter of Ranbaxy of 200 crore rupees. Officials think Sukesh Chandrashekhar coerced the complainant into paying him Rs. 200 crores by promising to help her husband get out of jail.
