Jacqueline Fernandez arrives at Patiala House court for bail hearing in Rs 200-crore extortion case

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Nov 10, 2022: Jacqueline Fernandez arrived in Patiala House Court for her pending bail plea hearing in the extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Earlier, she was granted interim bail in the matter by the trial court. The interim relief was granted till November 10.

 

Fernandez has been flying in and out of Delhi for questioning and court hearings since her name appeared in the Rs 200-crore money extortion case linked to conman Chandresekhar. The actress has been questioned by a number of agencies, including the ED and the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW).

Recently, the actress’ lawyer said they’d continue to fight for her dignity, repeating that she was innocent.

Even the main accused in the matter, Chandrashekar, wrote a letter claiming that the actress had no knowledge or involvement in the alleged case.

"It is very unfortunate that Jacqueline has been made accused in the PMLA case. As I have clearly said before, we were in a relationship and I have given her and her family gifts. What is their fault? She asked me nothing except love her and stand by her. Every single penny spent on her and her family was earned from a legitimate source of earnings and will be proven in the trial court very soon," he wrote in the letter.

Jacqueline Fernandez, who has been named as an accused by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case, is under scrutiny of Delhi Police to establish whether she has been a part of the extortion racket carried out by conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

The Bollywood actor’s relationship with Sukesh Chandrashekhar is part of the probe into the extortion case. Sukesh had spent a lavish amount on Jacqueline Fernandez and gifted her a number of luxury items.

Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is accused in nearly 30 cases by different investigative agencies, is accused of extorting a businessman’s wife while he was lodged in jail.

On August 17, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money trail in the extortion case, filed a charge sheet naming actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to Chandrashekar. Later, actor Nora Fatehi was questioned by the ED in the same case.

Courtesy: India Today