ED has mentioned the actor would converse to Chandrashekar over the telephone whereas he was in jail, sources mentioned.
New Delhi:
A horse value Rs 52 lakh and a Persian cat value Rs 9 lakh had been amongst presents value Rs 10 crore given by conman Sukesh Chandrashekar to actor Jacqueline Fernandez, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has mentioned in its chargesheet, in accordance with sources.
The probe company has filed the chargesheet in a Delhi courtroom in a cash laundering case. It is alleged that Chandrashekar extorted Rs 200 crore from a businessman’s spouse whereas he was lodged in Tihar jail.
Along with Ms Fernandez, the chargesheet mentions actor Nora Fatehi, who has been questioned within the case. Ms Fernandez and her aides have additionally been questioned.
Chandrashekar had earlier informed the media that he had gifted a automobile to Ms Fatehi.
According to the chargesheet, Chandrashekar and Ms Fernandez began speaking round January this yr and he later began sending her presents, sources mentioned.
Among the presents had been jewelry, crockery and 4 Persian cats — certainly one of them value Rs 9 lakh — and a horse value Rs 52 lakh, they added.
The probe company, it’s learnt, has additionally mentioned Ms Fernandez would converse to Chandrashekar over the telephone whereas he was in jail.
After Chandrashekar was granted bail, he booked a chartered flight for Ms Fernandez from Mumbai to Delhi and one other from Delhi to Chennai, the company has mentioned in its chargesheet, in accordance with sources. The chargesheet additionally states, it’s learnt, that the 2 stayed at a resort in Chennai.
The chargesheet, mentioned sources, says Chandrashekar spent Rs eight crore on air journey by chartered flights whereas he was out on bail. The ED, sources mentioned, has additionally informed the courtroom that Chandrashekar despatched large quantities to family of Ms Fernandez.
The chargesheet says the conman gifted a BMW automobile and an iPhone, value Rs 1 crore in whole, to Nora Fatehi, sources mentioned.
Earlier, a consultant of Nora Fatehi had mentioned that she “has been a victim”. “She does not know or have any personal connection with the accused and has been called by ED to strictly help with the investigation,” the consultant mentioned, including that the actor is cooperating within the probe.
