Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez accused in money laundering case

KATHMANDU,

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India has named Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a money laundering case associated with alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others on Wednesday.

According to reports, the charge sheet has been filed by ED in a Delhi court for INR 200 crore extortion case.

According to a report of NDTV, earlier, Delhi Police had arrested Chandrashekhar for allegedly extorting around INR 215 crore from Aditi Singh and Shivender Singh, members of the former promoters of pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy. Taking cognizance of the Delhi Police case, the ED started its money laundering probe.

Moreover, according to the central probe agency, Chandrashekhar allegedly used the swindled money to give actress Fernandez gifts worth over INR 5 crore. The ED has alleged that the actor was aware that the gifts have been bought using swindled money.