The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs. 7.27 crore belonging to Jacqueline Fernandez, in the extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The attached assets include fixed deposits worth Rs. 7.12 crore. Reportedly, the actress was the beneficiary of the proceeds of extorted money, and the attachment was made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED officials have evidence to support that Sukesh gave gifts worth Rs. 5.71 crore to Jacqueline using extorted money. Besides the gifts, he had also given funds close to $1,73,000 and Aus $27,000 to close family members of the actress.
It may be mentioned here that Jacqueline has been banned from leaving the country although she is not an accused in the case as of now. Sukesh Chandrasekhar is accused of extorting Rs. 215 crore from the wife of a Delhi businessman through spoof calls, promising to secure bail for the victim’s husband and get their pharmaceutical business running. He is also involved in a five-year-old cheating case involving politician T.T.V. Dinakaran. He was placed under arrest by the ED on April 4 in relation to the case.