In a major development, Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been named as an accused in a Rs 215 crore extortion case by the Enforcement Directorate.
As per reports, the investigating agency is likely to file the chargesheet against the B-Town star on Wednesday.
In ED’s investigation, it was found that the actress received gifts worth Rs 10 crore from the extorted money of conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. The agency believed that Jacqueline was aware that Mr Chandrashekhar was an extortionist.
The Enforcement Directorate has so far attached assets of the actress worth over Rs 7 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
For the unversed, Sukesh Chandrasekhar is accused of extorting Rs 215 crore from the wife of a Delhi businessman through spoof calls. He is also involved in a cheating case involving politician TTV Dhinakaran.