New Delhi [India]:  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez about a cash laundering situation that entailed imprisoned conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, sources notified.  Fernandez appeared prior to the ED headquarters, complying with the summons of a government agency to videotape her statement in the case.
The relocation came nearly 2 months after the ED attached possessions worth Rs 7.27 crore of Fernandez in April end in the case registered under the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Investigation with regards to the tracing of earnings of crime is presently being progressed, as Fernandez has actually been wondered about in case previously also.

ED is considering different people that are straight or indirectly connected to this instance.

Reports suggest that the ED is considering the possibility that cash was spent abroad and also it was led by conman Chandrasekhar, who is implicated in 21 cases.

This ED case is based upon an FIR submitted by the Delhi Authorities’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) versus Chandrasekhar, who was contacting individuals by spoofing contact us to dupe them as the numbers reflecting on their phones seemed to be from government police officers as well as he asserted to be a government policeman using help individuals for a cost.

Embracing this method operandi, ED has actually claimed, Chandrasekhar called Aditi Singh, partner of the previous promoter of Religare Enterprises Shivinder Mohan Singh, by impersonating himself as Union Home Secretary, Union Regulation Assistant, the officer from the Prime Minister’s Office and junior officials and obtained greater than Rs 200 crore from her over a period of one year on the pretense of payment to celebration funds.

Shivinder Mohan Singh was jailed in October 2019 in an instance related to the claimed misappropriation of funds at Religare Finvest Ltd. Chandrashekhar and also his associates apparently took money from Aditi after impersonating government officials and promising to get bail for her hubby.

Chandrashekhar apparently convinced Aditi to transfer cash by impersonating a main government official over a spoof phone call while he was lodged in Rohini prison and also promised to manage bail for her partner.

Both Chandrashekhar and also his actor better half Leena Maria Paul were apprehended by the Delhi Cops in September 2021 for their declared role in a ripping off case.

 

ED examination has additionally disclosed that Chandrasekhar was running his prohibited extortion company from Central Prison, Delhi in connivance with the Jail authorities.

Earlier, the ED had actually seized Chandrasekhar’s sea-facing cottage in Chennai, 26 automobiles, Indian money, and prized possessions worth Rs 45 crore during different raids in the event.

In this case, Chandrasekhar as well as eight various other persons including his better half Leena Maria Paul were apprehended under the PMLA. Ultimately, the prosecution’s grievance was filed before an unique court versus all the nine charged.

Throughout the investigation, it was exposed that Chandrasekhar had given numerous presents worth Rs 5.71 crore to Fernandez from the profits of criminal activity produced by criminal tasks consisting of extortion. Chandrasekhar had put Pinky Irani, his long-time associate and also co-accused in this situation to deliver these presents to Fernandez.

The ED claimed, along with these gifts Chandrasekhar had actually likewise given funds to the tune of US Dollar 1,72,913 and 26,740 Australian bucks to the close family members of Fernandez out of the proceeds of criminal activity through co-accused Avtar Singh Kochhar, a recognized as well as well-known worldwide hawala driver.

Chandrasekhar had also delivered cash money to the tune of Rs 15 lakhs to a scriptwriter on behalf of Fernandez as a development for composing a script for her web series task. This cash money amount has also been connected by the ED.

Another actress, Nora Fatehi was also doubted by the ED in connection with the very same situation.