Jacqueline Fernandez’s claim of having no information of criminal predecessors of Sukesh is untrue, the Enforcement Directorate says. She moreover knew he was hitched, agreeing to the agency.

Bollywood performing artist Jacqueline Fernandez was mindful of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s criminal history and “cooked up a wrong story” to wriggle out of examinations in a multi-crore cash washing case, the Enforcement Directorate has said in its chargesheet.

In a charge sheet gotten to by news channel NDTV, the ED has said that the Bollywood on-screen character was completely mindful of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s criminal history and still “cooked up a untrue story” to gradually slither out of examinations in a multi-crore cash washing case. “Jacqueline Fernandez was well aware about the criminal antecedents of Sukesh Chandrashekhar and also the fact that Leena Maria Paul is his wife in February 2021,” as per chargesheet. It further added, “She consciously chose to overlook his criminal past and continued to indulge in financial transactions with him.”

For the unversed, performing artist Jacqueline Fernandes has been entangled in criminal procedures including Sukesh Chandrashekhar in association with a Rs. 200 cr cash washing case. As per the reports, the performing artist conceded to getting five observes, 20 pieces of adornments, 65 sets of shoes, 47 dresses, 32 sacks, 4 Hermes packs, nine works of art and one Versace ceramics set as blessings from the conman. Other than this, the agency moreover declares that Chandrashekhar skilled two cars to Jacqueline’s guardians in April 2021, which she did not uncover amid her addressing. In any case, after being stood up to with prove she concede that Sukesh had bought her a property at Welgana in Sri Lanka.

Sukesh Chandrashekhar was arrested by the Delhi Police for supposedly blackmailing around ₹ 215 crore from Aditi Singh and Shivender Singh, previous promoters of pharmaceutical monster Ranbaxy.