Trouble Brewing For Jacqueline Fernandez; ED Attaches Her Assets Worth Rs 7.27 Crore

Mumbai: Assets worth Rs 7.27 crores belonging to Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate and this is in connection with the money laundering case involving jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

The attached property happens to be a fixed deposit.

The ED had earlier interrogated Jacqueline Fernandez on a number of occasions for her alleged links with Sukesh. Although the Bollywood diva has not been directly accused in the case as of now, the investigators are yet to give her a clean chit.

Notably, Sukesh Chandrashekhar is the alleged mastermind of the Rs. 200 crore money laundering case, which he reportedly carried out while sitting behind the bars in Delhi's Rohini Jail.

As per reports, the conman revealed during the ED interrogation that he gifted expensive presents to Jacqueline.

The actress had been forbidden from flying out of India last year after this case came to the fore. The ED had also questioned her in connection with the case.

Earlier, Jacqueline had made headlines for all the wrong reasons. A photo of her kissing conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar had been leaked after which it got viral on various social media platforms. 

Apart from Jacqueline, Sukesh had also claimed to have gifted Nora Fatehi a luxury car. As per reports, he had also made an attempt to get in touch with actresses Sara Ali Khan and Jahnvi Kapoor.

Meanwhile, Sukesh is a native of Bengaluru in Karnataka and is facing as many as 15 FIR. He duped people in Bengaluru and Chennai of several crores in order to lead a lavish lifestyle.

It is believed, that Chandrasekhar, who is in his late '30s used to con businessmen by promising loans or trying to settle any legal cases for a price. He was arrested by the police in 2019.

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