Jacqueline Fernandez gets interim bail in Rs 200 crore extortion case

Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday arrived at the Patiala House Court which had summoned her in connection with the Enforcement Directorate case related to Rs 200 Crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekar and othersActor Jacqueline Fernandezs lawyers have moved a bail plea in the money laundering caseAdditional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik sought a response from the ED on the bail plea till then her regular bail is pending before the courtAt the request of Jacquelines lawyer the court granted interim bail to Jacqueline on a bail bond of Rs 50000The next date of hearing is October 22 this yearEarlier on Wednesday the court issued a summons to the actor to appear before it physically on September 26 this yearOn August 17 this year a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs 200 crore extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar in a Delhi Court mentioned the name of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accusedThe Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh on Wednesday after taking cognizance of the supplementary chargesheet directed the newly made accused Jacqueline Fernandez to appear before it on September 26 2022The court also directed ED to supply a copy of the chargesheet to all the accused in the present caseMeanwhile a lawyer appeared for Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing EOW which is also probing the same case informed the court that Jacqueline Fernandez was recently asked to appear for it on August 29 2022 but she didnt appear so we have issued a fresh summons to her to join the investigation To that lawyer appeared for Jacqueline assuring that she will join the investigation and cooperate with the probe agencyJacqueline Fernandez has also been summoned by ED several times in the matter for the purpose of investigationAdvocate Prashant Patil appeared for Jacquline and stated that she has always cooperated with the investigation agencies and attended all the summons to date She has handed over all the information to the best of her ability to the EDEDs earlier chargesheet did not mention her name as an accused but mentioned the detail of the statement recorded by Bollywood actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi in the matterAccording to EDs earlier Chargesheet Bollywood actresses Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi examined and stated that the actresses got top models of BMW cars the most expensive gifts from the accused SukeshED chargesheet clearly stated that during the investigation statements of Jacqueline Fernandez were recorded on 30082021 and 20102021 Jacqueline Fernandez stated she received gifts viz three designer bags from Gucci Chanel and two Gucci outfits for gym wear A pair of Louis Vuitton shoes two pairs of diamond earrings and a bracelet of multicoloured stones two Hermes bracelets She also received a Mini Cooper which she returnedAccording to ED Sukesh was confronted with Jacqueline on October 20 2021 Jacqueline Fernandez stated that Sukash Chandrasekhar had arranged private jet trips and her hotel stay on different occasions for herselfAlso read Sukesh case Long list of questions prepared for Jacqueline Fernandez ahead of summonsStatements of Nora Fatehi were recorded under section 50 of PMLA 2002 on September 12 2021 abd October 14 2021 wherein she stated that she got a booking for a charity event and during the event she was gifted a Gucci Bag and one iPhone by Leena Paulose Wife of ChandrashekharNora further stated that Leena Paulose had called her husband and put the phone on the speaker where he thanked her and said that they were her fans She then announced that they would gift her a brand new BMW car as a token of love and generosityAccording to ED during the investigation searches were conducted at various places linked to Sukesh Chandrashekar and his associates During the search 16 highend vehicles were seized under section 17 PMLA and these cars are either in the name of the firms of Leena Paulose or in the name of third parties It is further submitted that it has emerged that Sukesh knowingly created the structure for layering and transferring proceeds of crime and thus actively participated in the process of money launderingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever