Sukesh Chandrasekhar, the main suspect in a Rs. 200 crore money laundering case under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, has accused actress Jacqueline Fernandez of lying. After the central agency acquired proof of her alleged contact with the conman, the Bollywood actress is being probed as a witness in the case. The actress has presented her statement to the ED three times so far. Sukesh has now accused her of lying about the amount of money he sent to her sister in the US.
Sukesh admitted to the central agency that he transferred $180,000 to Jacqueline’s sister Geraldine, who lives in the United States, during his interrogation. Sukesh, on the other hand, allegedly gifted her sister $150,000, according to the actress’s account.
Sukesh Chandrasekhar claimed to be a friend of Jacqueline Fernandez in his ED testimony and claimed to have given her various costly items. “I have gifted her 15 earrings, five Birkin bags, and other bags from YSL, Gucci… I also gifted her Cartier bangles and Tiffany bracelets. These jewellery and earrings are diamond-studded and approximately Rs 7 crore,” he told the ED. He also said that he had gifted her expensive watches like Rolex, Roger Dubuis, Franck Muller.
When ED confronted him with Jacqueline’s statement of loaning $150,000 to her sister Geraldine, Chandrasekhar said, “No, she is not telling the truth. Through Deepak Ramnani (who has also been arrested), I transferred $180,000 and BMW (X5) to Geraldine.”
“As far as (her) parents are concerned, I gifted them a Maserati and a Porsche to her mother in Bahrain. I also allowed Jacqueline to frequently use a private jet which I was using,” he further said.
Meanwhile, Jacqueline in her statement said that Sukesh had introduced himself as “Shekhaar Ratna Vela”. He allegedly made a hoax call to actor Jacqueline Fernandez, imitating Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s office number. Sukesh allegedly said that he was from J Jayalalithaa’s political family, who are from Chennai and run Sun TV, according to the chargesheet, which was submitted earlier this month under a special PMLA.
Sukesh Chandrasekhar and 13 others have been charged by the Delhi Police for defrauding the widow of the former proprietor of Ranbaxy of Rs 200 crore. Officials suspect Chandrasekhar extorted Rs. 200 crore from the complainant by promising to help her spouse get out of jail.
