Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 27: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in relation to a money laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrasekhar, a jailed con artist.
Following a summons from a federal agency to give a statement in the case, Fernandez showed up to the ED offices. The action was taken close to two months after Fernandez’s assets worth Rs 7.27 crore were attached by the ED in April as part of a case brought under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
Given that Fernandez has already been questioned in connection with the case, the investigation into the tracking of criminal proceeds is currently in progress. ED is investigating a number of individuals who have a direct or indirect connection to this case.
According to reports, the ED is investigating the likelihood that funds were invested overseas under the direction of conman Chandrasekhar, who is charged in 21 cases.
This ED case is based on a FIR lodged by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police against Chandrasekhar, who was calling individuals under false pretences to trick them into thinking they were receiving calls from government officials and promising assistance in exchange for money.
Earlier, during multiple raids in the case, the ED had taken Chandrasekhar’s sea-facing home in Chennai, 26 cars, Indian money, and valuables worth Rs 45 crore.
In this instance, Chandrasekhar was detained under the PMLA together with eight other people, including his wife Leena Maria Paul. After that, a special court received a complaint from the prosecution against each of the nine defendants.
