In the money laundering case, Jacqueline reached the court in the clothes of Bell: Advocate, so that no one could identify; Now hearing on 22 October

Delhi's Patiala House Court has granted interim bail to Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez on a bail bond of Rs 50,000 in a money laundering case of Rs 200 crore. For the hearing on September 26, Jacqueline reached the court in the clothes of a lawyer, so that no one could recognize her. Jacqueline is an important witness in the extortion case of 200 crores of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

The court has sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding Jacqueline's bail plea. According to media reports, Additional Sessions Judge Shailendra Malik said that till his reply is not received, his regular bail will be pending in court. The next hearing of this case will be on October 22.

On August 17, the ED made Jacqueline an accused on the charge sheet.

In this case, the ED had filed a charge sheet on August 17, in which Jacqueline was named as an accused. In this case, the court sent him a summons, when Jacqueline's lawyer filed a bail application for her. Even before this, Jacqueline has appeared in court several times regarding this case. A few days back, the Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) team questioned him for nearly 7 hours about the gifts, designer clothes, and cars he received from conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

Jacqueline is an important witness in the extortion of Rs 200 crore

Last year, the ED filed a charge sheet against Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others in a money laundering case of Rs 200 crore. According to the allegation, Sukesh had extorted from the wife of a businessman while serving his sentence in Tihar Jail. ED has also recorded Jacqueline's statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. According to ED, Jacqueline is an important witness in Sukesh's extortion case of Rs 200 crore.

Jacqueline-Sukesh were in a relationship, Jacqueline confessed in ED's interrogation

At the beginning of the case, there were a lot of rumors about the relationship between Jacqueline and Sukesh. There were reports that while dating Sukesh, she received many expensive gifts from Sukesh. These included jewelry, crockery, four Persian cats, and a horse. The cost of a Persian cat is 9 lakh rupees. At the same time, the price of the horse has been stated to be Rs 52 lakh. Apart from this, Sukesh proposed to her by giving her a diamond ring. J and S were made in this ring. During the interrogation of ED, Jacqueline confessed to her relationship and receiving gifts.

According to media reports, the ED believes that Jacqueline knew from the beginning that the main accused in this case, Sukesh Chandrashekhar, is a swindler and that he does extortion. Many of their private photos also went viral on social media, after which ED questioned Jacqueline and kept the photos of both as evidence.

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