Jacqueline Fernandez is an accused in a Rs 200 crore extortion case
New Delhi:
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez tried to depart India whereas she was being investigated in a Rs 200 crore extortion case involving jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, the Enforcement Directorate advised a Delhi courtroom at present.
The courtroom was listening to a daily bail software of the actor. Her attorneys mentioned she hasn’t acquired any doc from the Enforcement Directorate, or ED, after which the courtroom advised the ED to take action. The case will probably be heard subsequent on November 10.
In its reply to the courtroom at present opposing the Bollywood actor’s common bail software, the ED alleged Ms Fernandez tampered with proof throughout investigation by deleting information from her cell phone.
The ED alleged Ms Fernandez has not been cooperating with the investigators. She needed to depart India, however couldn’t achieve this as her identify was on the “lookout round”, or the listing of individuals to be stopped from fleeing the nation, the ED mentioned within the courtroom doc.
When made to sit down face-to-face with different accused within the case and introduced with proof, Ms Fernandez merely refused to cooperate, the ED mentioned, including she confirmed behaviour not useful to the investigation.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who’s jailed in Delhi, allegedly cheated many individuals together with former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh’s spouse Aditi Singh.
The ED says Ms Fernandez and one other actor, Nora Fatehi, obtained luxurious vehicles and different costly presents from the alleged conman.
The investigators have additionally mentioned Ms Fernandez knew about Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s involvement in prison circumstances and that he was married, however she selected to miss them and made monetary transactions with him.