Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has claimed in her testimony that conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar "played with her emotions" and she is being falsely accused in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case.
"Sukesh Chandrasekhar played with my emotions, ruined my career and livelihood," Jacqueline allegedly said in her testimony.
Jacqueline also claims that she was misled by Sukesh's "false identity and impersonation".
'Was introduced to him as govt official'
Jacqueline claimed that her instincts told her that she is being taken for a ride when his aide Pinky Irani introduced him to her as "a government official".
According to Jacqueline's statement, he had introduced himself as the owner of Sun TV and claimed (late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister) J Jayalalithaa was his aunt.
"Chandrashekhar said he was a big fan, and said I should do films in south India too, and as the owner of Sun TV, they had many projects lined up. We should try to work together in south Indian movies," she stated.
Jacqueline, Sukesh and the money laundering case
In August 2022, a chargesheet filed by the ED in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case against Sukesh Chandrashekar in a Delhi court mentioned Jacqueline as an accused. The agency had mentioned how the actress not only enjoyed the gifts showered upon her by the conman but also passed them on to her family in Sri Lanka.
The actress has been questioned by the ED in multiple sessions in connection with the case being probed against Chandrashekar and his actor wife Leena Maria Paul.
Chandrashekar is accused of cheating various people, including some high-profile individuals.
Jacqueline was reportedly in a relationship with Sukesh and the latter said in a letter earlier that the gifts were only tokens of love and not proceeds of the scam.
