Bollywood actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) in the Rs. 200 crore money laundering case against Sukesh Chandrasekhar. They are being investigated for allegedly receiving luxury gifts from the conman.
Reportedly, the gifts received by Jacqueline and Nora which include luxury cars, jewellery, and bags were brought by the conman using the Rs. 200 crore he allegedly extorted from a businessman’s wife. In the charge sheet filed by ED, Sukesh gifted Nora a BMW car in December 2020. However, the actress said that the car was given to her by Sukesh's wife Leena Maria in exchange for participation in an event in Chennai. In her statement, she said that she was a victim in the case and has nothing to do with the money laundering case.
When Nora was called in for questioning by the ED she was asked whether she knew or met Sukesh before the December 2020 event in Chennai. According to reports in India Today, Nora told ED, "No, I did not know who he was or nor have I ever spoken to him prior to the event."
Nora also said that she has never used the Signal application. This was in response to Sukesh claiming that he had called Nora on December 20, 22020 to inform about the car he would be gifting.
Further, when asked if it was Leena Maria Pual who announced at the event that Nora would be gifted a new car, the actress said, "Yes, when the event started, she and a couple of other people along with two videographers came to the suite to gift me and to take pictures with me. They were shooting videos while they were handing me the big green Gucci box and the iPhone".
Nora said that there were many witnesses when she was gifted the car and that Leena also had a man on phone on the loudspeaker whom she referred to as her husband. "She [Leena] did not mention any details. She just kept him on the loudspeaker and he was thanking us for coming and saying - they are huge fans of mine," Nora said.
“She [Leena] then announced - We are gifting you a brand-new BMW car for yourself from our side as a token of love and generosity. Everyone in the room was pleasantly surprised. I remember also saying - wow thank you but that's too much. I can't, but I just went with the flow because I wasn't really sure if this was just for show in front of the cameras or if they really meant it. But they kept insisting," Nora added. The actress further said that Leena expressed excitement for Nora to be judging her staff dance competition. When Nora asked the people around whether it is normal for actors to get gifts, she got a positive response.
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