On August 30, ED roped in actress Jacqueline Fernandez in the Sukesh Chandrasekhar money laundering case. According to reports, Fernandez is not a key suspect in the case but a witness, and thus, facing questioning by the ED.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez in Delhi for the last five hours, in a money laundering case.
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— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2021
With this, Fernandez has joined the ranks of prominent actors and actresses being questioned by ED. Earlier, Dino Morea, Yami Gautam, Rana Daggubati were among celebrities questioned by ED in cases pertaining to financial frauds.
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India’s apex economic intelligence agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has once again roped in a Bollywood celebrity in a case pertaining to money laundering.
The development comes a few months after newly married actress Yami Gautam was summoned by the ED for interrogation regarding a money laundering case. It’s a new day, and it’s a new celebrity – actress Jacqueline Fernandez – towards whom the law enforcement agency has turned its eyes towards.
The 2006 Miss Universe Sri Lanka is allegedly not an accused in the case, an NDTV report cites. She however, is interrogated as a key witness in the Sukesh Chandrashekar money laundering case. “She is not an accused, but is being examined as a witness in the case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar,” the NDTV report cited an official close to the matter.
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Who is Sukesh Chandrasekhar?
Sukesh Chandrasekhar is Tihar Jail convict, a ‘known conman’, and probably the next subject for a true crime documentary. While he was serving his jail time after found guilty of running extortion scam worth Rs. 200 crores, he was in the news recently after the ED seized a bungalow of his. The sea facing bungalow had lakhs of rupees, slew of branded items casually lying around, and a few luxury cars in its garage.
While not much is known about the man, it’s been reported that Sukesh started on his journey to con people at a young age of just 17 years. Soon, he found his calling in conning and started duping people that were spread across the country.
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Sukesh Chandrasekhar Modus Operandi
The modus operandi of Chandrasekhar remained simple in his initial years. He used to scam people of lakhs of rupees by claiming that he was a relative of a political leader. As many as 100 people were duped by him and he amassed illegal wealth amounting to Rs. 75 crores.
The First Arrest and Eventual Bail
Chandrasekhar’s first arrest came in 2011 when he was put behind the bars along with his then girlfriend Leena Maria Paul. The couple had allegedly cheated Canara Bank. After being released on jail, Chandrasekhar continued on his path of lies and deceit.
According to a News18 report, Chandrasekhar had duped a Kochi-based apparel company of Rs. 20 lakhs by promising that a prominent Bollywood actress would come to their promotional event.
The company claimed that the conman had won the company’s confidence but soon vanished. Even after complaining to the police, Chandrasekhar wasn’t to be found.
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The Infamous Election Commission Bribery Case, Duping Supreme Court Judge
The cases against Chandrasekhar not only involve celebrities and business owners, but also prominent election commission officials. In 2017, he was finally nabbed by the police in the Election Commission bribery case. According to reports, he had brokered a deal worth Rs. 50 crores to help the AIADMK outfit keep their “two leaves” symbol for the upcoming elections.
As he serves his time behind the bars, new developments emerge every few weeks, giving a testimony that he had duped political leaders, Supreme Court judge, celebrities, and more.
