Actor Jacqueline Fernandez, who has been summoned by a Delhi Court on 26 September, was reportedly aware of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar's criminal history and "cooked up a false story" to avoid investigations in a multi-crore money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said.
The court had earlier taken cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the probe agency, which further alleged that the Bollywood actor was aware of his marriage.
"Jacqueline Fernandez was well aware about the criminal antecedents of Sukesh Chandrashekhar and also the fact that Leena Maria Paul is his wife in February 2021," the charge sheet said, according to NDTV.
The court has also reportedly taken cognizance of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Jacqueline.
Jacqueline was named as an accused by the ED in the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Earlier this month, a supplementary charge sheet was filed by ED against Jacqueline.
ANI also reported that a lawyer representing Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing told the court that Jacqueline has also been summoned by Delhi Police to join the investigation on 12 September.
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