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ED attaches Rs 7 crore assets of Jacqueline

ED attaches Rs 7 crore assets of Jacqueline

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 7.27 crore of actor Jacqueline Fernandes, mostly in fixed deposits, in connection with the money laundering case being investigated against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
The agency has claimed that Chandrashekhar spoofed calls, pretending to be the Union home secretary, and took Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, wife of industrialist Shivinder Singh, with a promise to get the latter released from prison. “During investigation, it was revealed that Chandrashekhar had given various gifts worth Rs 5.71 crore to Jacqueline Fernandez from the proceeds of crime…” the ED said in its attachment order. “In addition, Chandrasekhar had given funds to the tune of $172,913 and AU$26,740 to the close family members of Jacqueline out of the proceeds of crime through co-accused Avtar Singh Kochhar, an established international hawala operator,” the ED claimed.

Darshan Shah
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