Jacqueline Fernandez money laundering case: The actress, who has been named as an accused by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, has been asked to appear before Patiala House Court in connection with her plea seeking permission to travel abroad. The court will hear on Wednesday (August 31) the application of Jacqueline seeking permission to travel to Poland for the shooting of a film.
According to ANI, "Money Laundering Case of Rs 200 Cr against jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar & others | All accused incl Sukesh Chandrashekhar appeared before Delhi's Patiala House Court via video conferencing. Court will hear arguments on the point of cognizance on charge sheet at 2 pm today.
The court will also hear today the application of actress Jacqueline Fernandez seeking permission from the court to go to Poland for the shooting of a film."
Jacqueline named in money laundering case
Jacqueline Fernandez was named as an accused in the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others. The development came in on August 17.
Earlier this year, Jacqueline had been interrogated several times for her alleged involvement in the case, the last session being in June. The federal probe agency filed the fresh (second supplementary) charge sheet or prosecution complaint in this case recently before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Delhi and, according to sources, the actor has been arraigned in it as an accused.
During the investigation, ED has found that Sukesh Chandrasekhar had given various gifts worth Rs 5.71 crore to Jacqueline Fernandez from the proceeds of crime generated by criminal activities including extortion. In addition to these gifts, it said, Chandrasekhar also gave "funds to the tune of USD 1,72,913 (about Rs 1.3 crore as per current exchange rate) and AUD 26740 (approx Rs 14 lakh) to the close family members of the actress. The agency said its probe found that Sukesh had "delivered cash to the tune of Rs 15 lakh to a scriptwriter on behalf of Jacqueline as advance for writing a script of her web series project."
Jacqueline told the ED, in her statement recorded in August and October last year, that she "received" gifts like three designer bags from Gucci, Chanel, two Gucci outfits for gym wear, a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes, two pairs of diamond earrings and a bracelet of multi-coloured stones and two Hermes bracelets from Sukesh. She further said she returned a Mini Cooper car that she had similarly received.
