Jacqueline Fernandez Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

TV: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 (2016, as a judge)

• Sukesh money laundering case: After skipping three summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the actress appeared before the agency on 20 October 2021 for questioning in connection with an over Rs 200 crore money laundering case filed against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. [1] On 5 December 2021, the actress was stopped by immigration officials at the Mumbai Airport after a LOC (Look Out Circular) was issued against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection to the Sukesh Chandrasekar case. Reportedly, the actress was heading to Dubai for a show but was stopped and taken in for some brief questioning. According to some media reports, the ED has evidence showing financial transactions between Sukesh Chandrasekar and Jacqueline Fernandez, and the actress has received a horse worth Rs. 52 lakhs and a Persian cat worth Rs. 9 lakhs as gifts by the alleged conman, and the overall cost of all the gifts given to her amounts to Rs. 10 crores. [2] In the chargesheet filed against Sukesh, the ED stated that the actress was not keen on talking to him, so he allegedly called her from a Union ministry, Amit Shah’s Home ministry, posing as a high-ranking official. Reportedly, Sukesh tried to contact Fernandez through her make-up artist and when the actress declined, he allegedly made a “spoof call,” posing as a “very important person in the Government.” According to the ED officials, Sukesh had claimed he was from “Jayalalithaa’s political party and owner of Sun TV…” The agency also stated that Sukesh was in touch with Fernandez till his arrest and had “provided various gifts to her and her family members, arranged chartered flights for her to fly within India and her hotel stay, made payments in cash to a script writer on (her) behalf… All these expenses/payments were made by Sukesh Chandrashekhar out of proceeds of crime acquired through criminal activities related to a scheduled offence.” The ED also claimed that during questioning, the actress conceded that she “received gifts viz three Gucci and Chanel designer bags, two Gucci outfits for gym wear, a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes, two pairs of diamond earrings and a bracelet of multi-coloured stones, and two Hermes bracelets. She also received a Mini Cooper, which she returned.” [3] In April 2022, the ED confiscasted assets worth Rs. 7.27 crore from the actress; the agency quoted that conman Sukesh had gifted her things that value Rs. 5.71 crore. [4]

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