The Enforcement Directorate attached assets worth Rs 7.27 crore belonging to actress Jacqueline Fernandez as part of the investigation into the Rs 200-crore money laundering probe against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, said reports.
The attached assets a fixed deposits worth Rs 7.12 crore and an amount of Rs 15 lakh paid by Chandrashekhar to a scriptwriter on behalf of Fernandez.
The law enforcement economic intelligence agency under the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance alleges that the prime accused in the Rs 200-crore money laundering case gave gifts worth Rs 5.71 crore to the Bollywood actor. The money laundering case pertains to the alleged extortion of Rs 200 crore from the family of former Ranbaxy owner Shivinder Singh by Chandrashekhar.
A case was filed against Chandrashekhar based on a complaint from Shivinder Singh’s wife Aditi Singh who claimed that the conman took money from her on the pretext of securing the release of her husband from jail.
It was reported that Fernandez was in a relationship with Chandrashekhar, who through his lawyer, requested the media not to release personal pictures of the duo.
In January this year, Jacqueline Fernandez broke her silence. She put out a statement on twitter and said “This country and its people have always given me tremendous love and respect. This includes my friends from the media, from whom I have learned a lot. I’m currently going through a rough patch but I’m sure that my friends and fans will see me through it. It is with this trust that I would request my media friends to not circulate images of a nature that intrude my privacy and personal space. You would not do this to your own loved ones, am sure you would not do this to me either. Hoping that justice and good sense prevails. Thank you”.
