Bollywood / Delhi Patiala House Court summons actor Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with a Rs 200cr extortion case

Patiala House Court summons Jacqueline Fernandez: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been summoned from the Patiala House Court in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Special Judge Praveen Singh has directed Jacqueline to appear on September 26. Jacqueline Fernandez was made an accused in the supplementary chargesheet filed by the ED. Taking cognizance of the same chargesheet, the court has issued summons to Jacqueline to appear.

Delhi Police will also inquire

During the hearing, a lawyer appearing for Delhi Police said that Jacqueline has also been summoned for questioning on September 12 by the Economic Offenses Wing of the police. She had not appeared on the earlier summons. Jacqueline's lawyer assured that she would appear on the next date for questioning by the Delhi Police.

Money laundering case's connection with Jacqueline

ED says that Sukesh Chandrashekhar gave gifts worth Rs 5 crore 71 lakh to Jacqueline from the money earned by him through crimes like extortion. Sukesh Chandrashekhar had hired his colleague Pinky Irani to deliver the gift to Jacqueline. Pinky Irani has also been made an accused by the ED in this case.

According to ED sources, Jacqueline's statement was recorded on 30 August and 20 October 2021, in which she had admitted to receiving gifts from Sukesh and his wife Leena. Due to this, the ED had confiscated Jacqueline's property worth 7 crores 12 lakhs in April. According to ED sources, it has been found in the investigation that Sukesh Chandrashekhar was in constant touch with Jacqueline Fernandes from February last year till his arrest in August.

Sukesh Chandrashekhar ran the racket while in jail

According to the ED, the money used by Sukesh Chandrashekhar to give a gift to Jacqueline was obtained through cheating with several high profile people. Aditi Singh, wife of Fortis Health Care promoter Shivendra Mohan Singh, was also among those who fell victim to the fraud. According to the ED, Sukesh Chandrashekhar called Aditi Singh as Union Home Secretary and sometimes Finance Secretary, Prime Minister's office officer and stole Rs 200 crore within a year in the name of donations in party funds.

According to the ED, while in Tihar Jail, Sukesh was running an extortion racket with the connivance of the jail officials and like Aditi Singh, many high profile people fell victim to his fraud.