Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Wednesday appeared earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to its probe into the over Rs 200 crore cash laundering case towards alleged thug Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Officials gave this info.
The actor appeared earlier than the federal company at round 3:30 p.m. after having beforehand dropped his summons at the very least thrice.
He stated his assertion was recorded below the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Fernandez, 36, had as soon as appeared earlier than the federal company within the case in August and recorded his assertion.
It is known that the company desires to confront him with some contemporary proof and interrogate him together with Chandrashekhar, the prime accused within the case and his actor spouse Leena Maria Paul.
Sources stated Chandrashekhar had allegedly transferred some funds from accounts linked to Fernandez’s members of the family. In this regard, some financial institution accounts in India and Dubai are below the scanner of the company.
Officials stated the company needed to grasp some traces of cash and transactions allegedly linked to Fernandez within the case.
29-year-old actress and dancer Nora Fatehi had recorded her assertion on this case in entrance of the ED final week.
Fatehi’s consultant had stated that she was the sufferer of the case and being a witness, she was serving to the authorities within the investigation.
Chandrashekhar and Paul had been lately arrested by the ED whereas lodged in an area jail after they had been detained by the Delhi Police on prices of dishonest some individuals, together with Aditi Singh, spouse of Shivinder Mohan Singh, a former Fortis Healthcare promoter. Like some high-profile people had been additionally concerned. .
In August, the ED had raided a few of Chandrasekhar’s premises and seized a sea-facing bungalow in Chennai, Rs 82.5 lakh in money and over a dozen luxurious vehicles.
It had claimed in a press release that Chandrashekhar is a “known thug” and is being investigated by the Delhi Police for alleged legal conspiracy, dishonest and extortion of round Rs 200 crore.
“Chandrasekhar is the mastermind of this fraud. He has been part of the crime world because the age of 17. There are a number of FIRs registered towards him and presently he’s lodged in Rohini Jail (in reference to Delhi Police case).
He had stated that regardless of being in jail, Chandrashekhar “didn’t stop fighting” with individuals.
“They (with illegally purchased cell phones in jail) made spoof calls to dupe people with the help of technology as the numbers displayed on the phone numbers of the called party belonged to senior government officials. Speaking to these people (from jail), he claimed to be a government official, who was offering to help people at a cost,” the ED had claimed.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
