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THE TIMES OF INDIA (December 9, 2021)

New Delhi: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez was again questioned by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with her alleged role in laundering the ‘proceeds of crime’ generated by conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

The agency did not disclose the details of the interrogation, but sources say it was in connection with her close family members and their bank accounts in India and abroad which were used to launder the money generated by the conman through extortions.

On Sunday, Fernandez was briefly detained at Mumbai airport when she was trying to take an international flight. The ED officials questioned the actor briefly and released her on a direction to remain in the country as she was required in connection with the investigation.

Her case is being investigated at the ED headquarters in Delhi where she was summoned on Wednesday. According to the ED, which has filed a chargesheet in the case, Chandrashekhar ran his extortion racket from the prison in the national capital where he is currently been kept in judicial custody.

The agency claimed that the conman had allegedly collected over Rs 200 crore in proceeds of crime. Part of which, the ED said, was laundered using the actor and her siblings.