Jacqueline Fernandez alleges that she was a victim in Sukesh Chandrashekhar case; questions how celebrities like Nora Fatehi are witnesses

Not too long ago we reported that Jacqueline Fernandez has been filed as an accused in the chargesheet submitted by the Enforcement Directorate. However, the actress has responded to it in a plea before the Appellate Authority of PMLA stating that while she has been named as an accused in the Sukesh Chandrashekhar Rs. 200 crore extortion case, some other celebrities like Nora Fatehi have been named as a witness in the chargesheet. She further alleged that just like the other celebrities, she too was conned by the main accused Sukesh in the case.

For the uninitiated, Jacqueline Fernandez was named as an accused in the chargesheet filed after the ED received documents claiming that the actress was a recipient of gifts and assets worth Rs. 7 crores from the Sukesh Chandra and his accomplice. Reportedly, the ED also submitted proof that along with the actress, her family too were recipients of financial favours from the conman. Besides Jacqueline, names of some celebrities like Nora Fatehi too came into limelight, as she too had allegedly been one of the recipients of gifts from Sukesh. However, while Nora has been named as a witness in the case, earlier this month, Jacqueline was named as one of the accused.

In her plea before the Appellate Authority of PMLA, the actress stated that the Fixed Deposits, which were submitted as a part of the evidence, have no connection with the crime and that it was created by her using her own legitimate income. She also asserted in the plea that it was created way before she was even aware of the existence of Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Furthermore, the actress mentioned how she has always attended her summons and cooperated with the investigation by handing over as much information as possible to the best of her knowledge.

Her statement firmly said that she was a victim who was cheated by conman Sukesh just like others, but the agencies fail to appreciate the same. “Taking the entire prosecution case to be true for the sake of arguments, even then, no case is made out against her under the scheme of PMLA or any other law in force. This is a case of malafide prosecution," her statement said. In her plea, she also referred to the allegation of how she was ‘Recipient of the gifts’ which clearly defines as her as someone who was coerced or possibly conned or forced into receiving the gifts.

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