Jacqueline Fernandez Deleted Evidence, Tried To Flee India: ED On Extortion Case

Recently, Jacqueline Fernandez is in the news for her involvement in Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s case and had been asked to appear in the Delhi Court. The ₹200 crore extortion case has Enforcement Directorate investigating every nook and cranny to resolve it.

The actor has been able to get interim bail, and the ED has been asked to reply regarding the plea. According to the latest reports, the department has submitted a report claiming that the actor had been non-cooperative throughout the investigation.

Charge Sheet Submitted By ED

The ED had prepared and submitted a charge sheet in which Fernandez is amongst the accused. Although the actor has remained affirmed on her statement that she was only the witness to the extortion and a victim too.

She has been interrogated for over eight hours because the ED was trying to understand her involvement with one of the primary accused multimillionaire conman Chandrasekhar. In the most recent report, the department said that the actor had tampered with crucial shreds of evidence and deleted them from her phone.

The ED has also claimed that she has not been cooperative with the authorities and had even tried to free the country.

“She admitted deleting crucial evidence on her phone and further had told others to delete the evidence, which amounts to tampering of evidence. She also tried to flee abroad,” the ED had claimed.

The Enforcement Directorate has opposed the bail plea with their latest report. On Saturday, October 22, the department confirmed that she had deleted the data from her phone. These findings are in the possession of IANS.

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Jacqueline Fernandez Enjoyed Proceeds Of The Crime

During investigations, the ED had found that Jacqueline Fernandez enjoyed the proceeds of the crime committed by Suresh Chandrasekhar and Leena Maria Paul when they extorted money from Aditi, wife of Indian businessman Shivinder Singh.

She knew of the criminal proceedings. The officers said, “She not only used and enjoyed the proceeds of crime herself but also shared that with her family members staying abroad while knowing very well that the money and gifts showered by Chandrasekhar were nothing but proceeds of crime not earnedby him through any genuine source.”

The department has identified ₹7,12,24,767 as proceeds of crime and attached it with the report. They also asserted that the actor had never cooperated with them. She only disclosed everything when presented with evidence and statements acquired by the ED.

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In December 2021, Fernandez also admitted that Sukesh Chandrasekhar has gifted her two expensive cars. She also agreed that her sister had received $1,72,913 in her account.

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