R Madhavan Reacts To Jacqueline Fernandez Being Named As Accused In Rs 200 Crore Extortion Case
After ED named actress Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case, R Madhavan hopes she gets out of trouble soon.
Jacqueline Fernandez has landed in some serious trouble. According to reports, the Bollywood actress has been named an accused in the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
The supplementary charge sheet related to Rs 200 crore extortion case has been filed in a Delhi court. The Kick actress has been summoned several times by the Enforcement Directorate in connection to the case.
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The actress' name cropped up in the case after her pictures with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar surfaced on the internet.
Reports suggest that Sukesh Chandrashekhar had told the Enforcement Directorate that he was dating Jacqueline while she initially denied any involvement with him. Amid these reports, industry peer R Madhavan has come out in her support of Jacqueline.
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Reacting to the news of Jacqueline Fernandez being named as an accused in the extortion case at a promotional event for his film Dhokha - Round D Corner in Mumbai, R Madhavan stated, "I hope she gets out of trouble very soon. I don't think this is affecting the image of the country. If fact, in our film fraternity, there have been lesser number of tax raids. Everyone is working with full honesty. I don't think it will affect the industry. Higher taxpayers are from this industry."
The chargesheet claims that Chandrashekar had allegedly given the actress gifts worth over Rs. 5 crore from the amount he swindled. Accusing Jacqueline, it also mentions that she was aware that the gifts she received were bought from the proceeds of the crime.
"Sukesh Chandrasekhar had given various gifts worth ? 5.71 crore to Jacqueline Fernandez from the proceeds of crime generated by criminal activities including extortion. Chandrasekhar had put Pinky Irani, his long time associate and co-accused in this case to deliver the said gifts to her," the ED had earlier said in a statement as per reports.
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