ED attaches assets worth Rs 7 crore of Jacqueline Fernandez in extortion case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 7.27 crore of Jacqueline Fernandez in the extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Sources exclusively told India Today that the attached assets include fixed deposit worth Rs 7.12 crore under Jacqueline Fernandez's name.

India Today learnt that the officials have so far come across evidence of Sukesh Chandrasekhar giving gifts worth Rs 5.71 crore to Jacqueline Fernandez using the extorted money. Apart from the gifts, he had also given funds close to 173,000 US Dollars and around 27,000 Australian Dollars to close family members of Jacqueline.

Sukesh Chandrasekhar is accused of extorting Rs 215 crore from the wife of a Delhi businessman through spoof calls.