Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Thursday asked the Enforcement Directorate why it has not arrested actor Jacqueline Fernandez in the money laundering case related to conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, NDTV reported.
The court made the comment while hearing the actor’s anticipatory bail application. “Why haven’t you arrested Jacqueline yet despite issuing a look out circular?” the court asked. “Other accused are in jail. Why adopt a pick-and-choose policy?”
The court will give its verdict on Friday. On October 22, the court had granted Fernandez interim bail which ended on Thursday.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the money trail on allegations that Chandrashekhar used the amount gained by cheating and extorting high-profile individuals to buy gifts for Fernandez.
Chandrashekhar was arrested by the Delhi Police on August 7 for allegedly extorting around Rs 215 crore from Shivinder Singh, a former promoter of pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy, and his wife Aditi Singh. He had allegedly impersonated the Union home secretary, law secretary and an officer in the prime minister’s office while speaking to them.
The supplementary chargesheet had mentioned that Chandrashekhar had given gifts worth Rs 5.71 crore to Fernandez from the proceeds of crime generated by criminal activities, including extortion. The investigating agency also claimed that Fernandez was aware that the gifts given to her were the proceeds of…
