According to reports, officials have discovered proof of Sukesh Chandrasekhar sending presents worth Rs 5.71 crore to Jacqueline Fernandez using the extorted money.
Digital Desk: In the extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached Jacqueline Fernandez's assets worth Rs 7.27 crore. According to India Today's sources, the attached assets include a Rs 7.12 crore fixed deposit in Jacqueline Fernandez's name.
Reportedly, Jacqueline Fernandez is the intended recipient of the extorted funds, and the attachment was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
According to reports, officials have discovered proof of Sukesh Chandrasekhar sending presents worth Rs 5.71 crore to Jacqueline Fernandez using the extorted money. Moreover, he has also provided money to close family members of Jacqueline, totalling around 173,000 US dollars and around 27,000 Australian dollars, in addition to the gifts.
The ED questioned Jacqueline Fernandez several times about her purported ties to Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Although Jacqueline is not a suspect in the case at this time, the investigators have not given her a clean chit. Born in Sri Lanka, the actor has been barred from leaving India by the ED.
Sukesh Chandrasekhar is accused of using fake calls to extort Rs 215 crore from the wife of a Delhi businessman. Sukesh extorted money from the victim while imprisoned in Delhi by posing as an officer from the Prime Minister's office, the Law Ministry, and the Home Ministry. In the phone calls, Sukesh stated that he would gain bail for the victim's husband and restart their pharmaceutical company.
Sukesh is also linked in a five-year-old cheating case involving politician TTV Dhinakaran. On April 4, the ED arrested him in connection with the matter.
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