Jacqueline Fernandez summoned by ED today in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez for questioning on Wednesday in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, official sources told news agency PTI.

The 38-year-old Sri Lankan-origin actor has been questioned by the federal agency multiple times in the case that pertains to the alleged cheating of high-profile people, including the wives of former Ranbaxy promoters — Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh — to the tune of Rs 200 crore.

The ED has alleged that Chandrashekhar allegedly duped the wives of the Singh brothers and used these “proceeds of crime” or illegal money to purchase gifts for Jacqueline Fernandez.

In a chargesheet filed in 2022, the probe agency claimed that the actor was “enjoying valuables, jewellery and costly gifts provided by Chandrashekhar despite knowing about his criminal antecedents”.

Jacqueline Fernandez has said that she had no knowledge of Chandrashekhar’s alleged criminal activities and that she is innocent.