The Enforcement Directorate on May 11 opposed actress Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea seeking to turn approver in the Rs. 200 crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. The agency argued that the actress was in “regular and sustained contact” with him despite being aware of his criminal antecedents.
Appearing before the Patiala House Courts in Delhi, the ED said, Fernandez was not an “unwitting victim”, as her plea said, but a recipient of gifts allegedly purchased using proceeds of crime. The agency also questioned the conduct of the actress during the investigation, stating that it was “far from cooperative”. The ED said, Jacqueline failed to make full, truthful disclosures and was “evasive” in her responses.