Jacqueline Fernandez moves SC against charges in Rs 200-crore extortion case

Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the framing of charges against her in the Rs 200-crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

The development comes days after a Delhi court ordered the framing of charges against Jacqueline, Chandrasekhar, his wife Leena Maria Paul and several others in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) probe into the alleged extortion racket, paving the way for trial proceedings to



begin.

According to the ED, Jacqueline was in constant touch with Chandrasekhar despite being aware of his criminal background and allegedly received expensive gifts from him through intermediary Pinky Irani. The agency claimed that the gifts were purchased using proceeds of crime generated through an alleged extortion racket run by Chandrashekar from inside jail.

Jacqueline, however, has consistently denied any wrongdoing and maintained that she was unaware of the alleged illegal origins of the gifts or money involved in the case.