Actress Jacqueline Fernandez from Bollywood is involved in the ongoing money laundering case involving con artist Sukesh Chandrashekhar that involves 200 crore rupees. On January 6, 2023, the actress appeared before Patiala Court in New Delhi on the ongoing lawsuit. The actress has appeared before ED (Enforcement Directorate) for various rounds of questioning. A brief hearing was postponed by the court on December 20, 2022. According to reports, the actress was granted bail by the court in the money laundering case since the accused was not detained while being investigated.
An earlier News18 story said that Jacqueline Fernandez' name was linked to a fixed deposit of Rs. 7.12 crore. In fact, 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. The amount was close to $173,000 and about 27,000 Australian dollars.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar and 13 other people are detained by the Delhi Police. They have defrauded the widow of the former promoter of Ranbaxy of 200 crore rupees. Officials think Sukesh Chandrashekhar forced the complainant into paying him Rs. 200 crores by promising to help her husband get out of jail.
The conman allegedly offered Prashant, the agent for Jacqueline Fernandez, a motorcycle for his birthday in 2022. But the agent turned down the gift. Sukesh had left the motorcycle and the keys at Prashant's house. The property was later seized by the police.
