Jacqueline Fernandez's Lawyer Issues Statement On Her Being Accused In Sukesh Chandrashekhar's Money Laundering Case

Jacqueline Fernandez was in a relationship with the conman and has been accused in the chargesheet as a beneficiary of the extortion money.

New Delhi: Jacqueline Fernandez has been named as an accused by the Enforcement Directorate in Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in its chargesheet. Though the actress had visited ED office several times after the case came to light, she has been named as an accused for the first time. 

For the unversed, Jacqueline Fernandez was in a relationship with the conman and has been accused in the chargesheet as a beneficiary of the extortion money. Jacqueline was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the money laundering case. In June, Jacqueline appeared at the ED headquarters, following the summons to record her statement. She told ED that she met Chandrashekhar in 2017.  

In lieu of the charges pressed against the actress, her lawyer Prashant Patil has issued a public statement, clarifying that Jacqueline has not received any official copy of the complaint yet. Talking to ETimes, he said, "We have received information about the complaint being filed by the Enforcement Directorate only through media reports. There is no official communication from the Enforcement Directorate or the Hon’ble Court. My client has not received any copy of the complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate. However, if the media reports are true, then it's unfortunate that my client has been arraigned as an accused in the said case."

In Jacqueline's defense, her lawyer said that the actress has been very co-operative since the beginning in the ongoing investigation and that she is a victim of a larger conspiracy. In his consluding statement, he said, "Taking the entire prosecution case to be true for the sake of arguments, even then, no case is made out against Jacqueline under the scheme of Prevention of Money Laundering Act or any other Law in force. This is a case of mala fide prosecution and my client shall take steps as required under law to protect her dignity and liberty."

On the work front, Jacqueline was last seen in KicHcha Sudeep starrer 'Vikrant Rona'. She has 'Ram Setu' and Rohit Shetty's 'Cirkus' in her kitty.