Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been making headlines for the longest time for all the wrong reasons. She has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) many times in a money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Now, as per the latest reports, Jacqueline is yet again landed in big trouble. ED has reportedly named Fernandez as an accused in a Rs 215 crore extortion case. The ED is likely to file a charge sheet against her.
As per several media reports, it is not clear if the actress will get arrested or not after being named as an accused in the extortion case by ED. It is being said that the ED found Jacqueline to be the “beneficiary of the proceeds of the extorted money” and that the department believes that she was aware of the fact that conman Sukesh was an extortionist. ALSO READ: SHOCKING! Jacqueline Fernandez Received Calls, Texts From Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar While He Was In Tihar Jail? Here’s What We Know
Reportedly, the actress accepted the expensive and lavish gifts from the conman despite knowing that Chandrashekhar was a criminal and an extortionist. According to the ED, Sukesh had gifted Jacqueline gifts worth a whopping Rs 10 crore. She had received gifts like three designer bags from Gucci, Chanel, two Gucci outfits for gym wear, a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes, two pairs of diamond earrings and a bracelet of multi-colored stones, and two Hermes bracelets, a Mini Cooper car, and others.
They had also found assets of Fernandez worth more than Rs 7 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. During their probe, the ED also found out that Chandrashekhar was in “regular contact” with Fernandez while he was in jail.
In her statement to the ED, Jacqueline Fernandez had claimed that Sukesh Chandrashekhar introduced himself as the owner of a TV network and a jeweler to her during their first meeting. The 36-year-old actress also told ED that she got to know the truth about conman Sukesh from the news.