Delhi Court Issues Notice to ED, Hearing Scheduled for April 20
A Delhi court on Friday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking permission to turn approver in the alleged ₹200 crore money laundering case.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Prashant Sharma of the Patiala House Court listed the matter for further hearing on April 20.
The ED has accused Jacqueline Fernandez of receiving expensive gifts from alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who allegedly impersonated a senior government official and cheated entrepreneur Aditi Singh of nearly ₹200 crore.
Fernandez told the court that she appeared before the ED five times and recorded her statement under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
She argued that she had no knowledge of any illegal activity and claimed that Chandrashekhar used the same deceptive tactics on her by contacting her through her makeup artist while posing as a senior official.
Fernandez maintained that she was also a victim in the case and did not knowingly accept any gifts linked to illegal proceeds.
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