Delhi court frames charges against Jacqueline, Sukesh
India, June 1 -- A
ctor Jacqueline Fernandez, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and his wife Leena Maria Paul and 14 others have been summoned on June 3 after a Delhi court ordered the framing of money laundering charges against them in the Rs.200-crore extortion case on Saturday.
The case relates to allegations that Sukesh, who has been in jail since 2017, extorted around Rs.200 crore from Aditi Singh, wife of former Ranbaxy promoter Shivinder Singh. Investigators allege that while lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail in 2020 and 2021, he impersonated a government official and used a network of associates to orchestrate the fraud.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had named Jacqueline as an accused in its supplementary prosecution complaint filed in August 2022, alleging that she received proceeds of crime in the form of gifts worth more than Rs.7 crore from Sukesh. Jacqueline's legal team, however, has consistently maintained that she was unaware of Sukesh's criminal activities and lacked any criminal intent.
In April, Jacqueline sought to turn approver in the case, claiming she had information that could aid the investigation. The ED opposed the plea, arguing that she had significantly benefited from the proceeds of the crime. Jacqueline later withdrew her plea. HTC...
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