The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned actors Nora Fatehi and Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with a money laundering case against accused conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. Nora went before the agency in New Delhi today, but Fernandez is scheduled to join the investigation tomorrow.
According to sources, Nora’s statement is being recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with Chandrashekar and his actress wife Leena Maria Paul being charged with money laundering.
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Fernandez was questioned by the ED in connection with the matter earlier this month. According to the ED, Chandrashekhar is a “renowned conman” who is being investigated by the Delhi Police in a case involving suspected criminal conspiracy, defrauding, and extortion of over Rs 200 crore.
“The fraud’s mastermind is Chandrashekhar. According to the ED, he is now detained at Rohini jail (in connection with the Delhi Police case) and faces several FIRs. Despite being in prison, Chandrashekhar “did not cease defrauding” others, according to the ED.
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“With the help of technology, he (with a cellphone obtained illegally in prison) made spoofed calls to dupe people as the numbers displayed on the called party’s phone number belonged to senior government officers,” the ED claimed. In August, the ED searched several of Chandrashekhar’s properties, seizing a sea-facing house in Chennai, Rs 82.5 lakh in cash, and more than a dozen high-end automobiles.
