Actor Nora Fatehi has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (File)
New Delhi:
Actor Nora Fatehi has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the cash laundering case in opposition to con artists Sukesh Chandrasekar and Leena Paul.
Chandrasekar and Paul had been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly duping the household of Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh of round Rs 200 crore.
The summons comes after the company took cognisance of an FIR accusing Sukesh Chandrasekar and Leena Paul of prison conspiracy, dishonest, and extortion.
Agency sources say Ms Fatehi has been referred to as to determine connections to the accused.
The Rs 200 crore dishonest case was filed based mostly on a criticism by Shivinder Singh’s spouse, Aditi Singh, who stated that in June final yr a person posing as a senior Law Ministry official supplied to assist safe bail for Mr Singh (then in jail) in return for cash.
Ms Singh stated she had paid out Rs 200 crore and was advised the cash was meant for BJP occasion funds, and that Home Minister Amit Shah was on her facet.
At the time of the incident, Chandrasekhar, accused in 21 instances, was lodged in Delhi’s Rohini jail and was operating an extortion racket from behind the bars.
Yesterday his remand was prolonged by 11 days, and that of Leena Paul by 16 days.
The Enforcement Directorate advised the courtroom Chandrasekar had knowingly created monetary buildings for layering and transferring the proceeds of the couple’s crimes and had due to this fact actively participated within the course of of cash laundering.
“Sukesh Chandrasekar is the mastermind of this fraud. He has been a part of the crime world since the age of 17. He has multiple FIRs against him and is presently lodged at the Rohini jail,” the Enforcement Directorate stated final month after raids on his properties.
In August the central company stated it had seized a sea-facing bungalow in Chennai, Rs 82.5 lakh in money, and over a dozen luxurious automobiles in reference to the case in opposition to him.
In addition, items value Rs 20 crore – starting from footwear, baggage, and garments by worldwide manufacturers like Chanel and Louis Vuitton – have additionally been seized.
Last month a second Bollywood actor, Jacqueline Fernandez, had additionally been summoned for questioning, however she skipped her summons.
It would have been the second time Ms Fernandez was questioned on this case; in August she was questioned for over 5 hours.
Sources stated Chandrasekar had been in contact with the actor, who’s from Sri Lanka, by calls and messages, and the company needed to query her on this topic.