Delhi: Jacqueline Fernandez reaches Patiala House Court in Rs 200 cr money laundering case

Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez reached the Patiala House Court in New Delhi on Friday in relation with the money laundering case.

Jacqueline Fernandez is among the accused of the Rupees 200 Crore money laundering case, which also involves Sukesh Chandrasekhar and others.

Fernandez is being probed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Earlier, she had appeared before the ED for interrogation in a money-laundering investigation against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar and other accused.

Earlier, the same Court had permitted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to confiscate a total of 26 cars recovered from the accused Leena Maria Paul, wife of Conman Sukesh, during the probe of a Rs 200 crore money laundering case.

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Additional Sessions Judge Shailendra Malik of Patiala House Court had allowed the application of the ED to take into possession the 26 cars attached from Leena Maria Paul’s farmhouse in Chennai, the other accused in the case.

In the plea, the ED has alleged that these seized cars were brought with the proceeds of crime in the matter and were then attached while the case was being investigated.

Earlier in 2021, Delhi Police Economic Offence Wing (EOW) had lodged a chargesheet naming 14 accused including Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, his wife Leena Maria Paul and others in 2021. The chargesheet was filed under several relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IUPC) and under the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

As per the EOW, Paul, Chandrasekhar while working in collusion with others had used Hawala routes, to create Shell companies to park the money earned from proceeds of crime

For their alleged involvement in the money laundering case, the Delhi Police had arrested both Sukesh Chandrasekhar and his wife Leena Maria Paul in September 2021,

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