Jacqueline Fernandez Faces Setback In Rs 200-Crore Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court has dismissed actress Jacqueline Fernandez’s petition for relief in the ₹200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

Jacqueline Fernandez approached the Delhi High Court in an attempt to dismiss the Enforcement Directorate’s proceedings against her.

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The Delhi High Court has turned down actress Jacqueline Fernandez’s request for relief in the ongoing Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The Bollywood star had challenged the Enforcement Directorate’s FIR, the chargesheet filed by the agency, and the lower court’s decision to take cognisance of the matter.

Delhi HC Rejects Jacqueline’s Plea in ₹200 Cr Money Laundering Case

However, Justice Anish Dayal dismissed her plea, which also challenged the ED’s second supplementary chargesheet and the ongoing proceedings in a Delhi trial court, according to news agency PTI.

The Enforcement Directorate's counsel opposed Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea, arguing that it was not maintainable. The agency pointed out that a special court had already taken cognisance of the prosecution complaint (chargesheet) and had found a prima facie case against her. The counsel further noted that Fernandez had not challenged the cognisance order.

In her statement, Jacqueline said she had no personal or financial link to Sukesh Chandrasekhar. She denied being in a relationship with him and claimed he misled and tricked her. Her petition also said that Aditi Singh had cheated her and that she didn’t know about any illegal activities.

Sukesh Chandrasekhar Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate’s case against Jacqueline Fernandez is linked to an extortion case originally filed by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in August 2022. The case centres around allegations that conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar posed as a senior government official and deceived Aditi Singh—wife of Religare Enterprises’ former promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh—by promising help in securing her husband’s release from jail in exchange for money.

The EOW and ED are handling different aspects of the case. While the EOW is looking into the alleged fraud and corruption within prison premises, the ED is focused on tracking the money trail and probing possible money laundering. Jacqueline Fernandez has been named as a co-accused in the ED’s investigation.

Delhi Police booked Sukesh Chandrasekhar for allegedly defrauding the wives of Ranbaxy’s former promoters, Shivinder and Malvinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore. He is also under investigation in multiple other criminal cases across the country.

Chandrasekhar and his wife, Leena Paulose, were arrested by Delhi Police in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate. Authorities have also invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the matter. Investigators claim the duo, along with several others, used shell companies and hawala transactions to launder and conceal the illicit funds.