The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets of ₹7.27 crore, including fixed deposits valued at ₹7.12 crore, of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez, in connection with the money laundering case against "conman" Sukesh Chandrasekhar.
According to the agency, the accused had given various gifts worth ₹5.71 crore to Ms. Fernandez from funds generated through an extortion racket he ran from inside a Delhi jail in connivance with some prison officials.
"Sukesh Chandrasekhar had asked Pinky Irani, his long-time associate and co-accused in this case, to deliver the gifts to her [Ms. Fernandez]. In addition to these gifts, he also gave over U.S. $1.7 lakh and Australian $26,740 to her close family members through co-accused, Avtar Singh Kochhar, an established and well-known international hawala operator," an official said.
