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Jacqueline Fernandez Money Laundering Case, the Next Date for hearing shifted to 22nd October

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has appeared before the Economic Crime Unit of the Delhi Police in connection with an investigation into a Rs 200 crore extortion case involving fraudster Sukesh Chandrashekhar. 

Jacqueline Fernandez

Authorities reportedly asked the actress to provide bank records for her investigation. Economic Offense Wings conducted a second round of interrogation, and Fernandez was reportedly questioned about the items gifted to her. 

According to a report, police also questioned her for sending money to Chandrashekhar through her famous fashion designer. 

According to her lawyer, Prashant Patil, she is the victim of this whole incident where all the modus operandi were carried out by Chandrashekhar. 

Delhi police found during an investigation that Chandrashekhar gifted the actress’s agent with a luxury motorbike on his birthday. In addition to Fernandez, authorities also checked her parents bank details.

The actress was summoned to the Delhi Police for a second round of questioning regarding her alleged role in the case. Following the summons, Fernandez joined the probe and was questioned at the office of Economic Offences Wing on Mandir Marg.

Previously, the actress was quizzed for over eight hours along with Pinki Irani, the person who allegedly introduced the actor to Chandrashekhar.

Chandrashekhar is currently in jail and is accused of cheating a former promoter of Fortis Healthcare, Aditi Singh who is the wife of Shivinder Mohan Singh and he has been accused of defrauding many people, including celebrities.

On August 17, the Enforcement Department (ED) filed a chargesheet naming Fernandez as the defendant in a large money laundering case involving Chandrashekhar. 

According to ED, Fernandez and another Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi received luxury cars and other expensive gifts from Chandrashekhar.

Meanwhile, the Patiala House Court granted interim bail to Bollywood diva Jacqueline Fernandez on September 26 in connection with a money laundering case of Rs 200 Crore and bail was granted to Fernandez on a bond of Rs 50,000, after her lawyer’s request.

Her lawyer, Prashant Patil, said she attended all court summons and submitted all the documents requested by the court, and she applied for bail in this extortion case

The bail application accessed is that if she has asked for summons then she will do that without any difficulties in trial court but for that the reply of the enforcement directorate is still pending which is going to be held on 22nd October till then the court has granted her interim bail for now. 

The interim bail granted to her is supported by the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court


Vanshika Jaiswal
Vanshika Jaiswal
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