Jacqueline Fernandez gets 3rd summons after no-show in money laundering case
ED summoned Jacqueline Fernandez again after she failed to show up before probe agency for second time
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Mumbai, October 15: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actor Jacqueline Fernandez again after she failed to show up today before the probe agency for a second time. The ED told the actor to come to its office for questioning in connection with a money laundering case against fraudsters Sukesh Chandrasekar and his wife Leena Paul. The probe agency has now asked Fernandez to appear at its office in Delhi, 11 AM tomorrow.
Singh said she paid out Rs. 200 crores in 30 instalments starting June 2020 and was told the money was meant for BJP party funds. She also claimed to have been told that Home Minister Amit Shah and then Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were both on her side.
At the time of the incident, Chandrasekhar, accused in 21 cases, was lodged in Delhi's Rohini jail.
In August, central agency said it had seized a bungalow in Chennai, Rs. 82.5 lakh in cash, and more than a dozen luxury cars connected with the case against him.
According to reports, officials want to confront Fernandez with this couple.
Chandrasekar and Paul have already been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly duping the family of Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh of around Rs. 200 crores. The agency had earlier also questioned actor Nora Fatehi.
Fernandez appeared before ED for the first time on August 30, during which she was examined for 4 hours as a witness in the case and her statement recorded under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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The case was filed based on a complaint by Shivinder Singh's wife, Aditi Singh, who said a man posing as a senior Law Ministry official offered to help get bail for Singh in return for money.
Singh said she paid out Rs. 200 crores in 30 instalments starting June 2020 and was told the money was meant for BJP party funds. She also claimed to have been told that Home Minister Amit Shah and then Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were both on her side.
At the time of the incident, Chandrasekhar, accused in 21 cases, was lodged in Delhi's Rohini jail.
In August, central agency said it had seized a bungalow in Chennai, Rs. 82.5 lakh in cash, and more than a dozen luxury cars connected with the case against him.
Moreover, goods worth Rs. 20 crore, ranging from shoes, bags, clothes of international brands like Chanel and Louis Vuitton, have also been seized.
