Guwahati: Jacqueline Fernandez, a Bollywood actress who is mentioned in the chargesheet in a money laundering case, is a “victim of conspiracy,” her lawyer claimed on Thursday.
“She has always cooperated with the investigation agencies and attended all the summonses issued to date,” the lawyer claimed in a statement.
He said, “She has provided the ED with all the information to the best of her ability. The authorities don’t seem to understand that she was defrauded and duped into this situation. She was the target of a broader criminal plot.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) mentioned Jacqueline in a supplemental charge sheet that was previously submitted on August 17 in the Rs 200 crore extortion proceedings against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Jacqueline had received numerous summonses from the investigation agency in relation to the money laundering case.
In April, the ED provisionally attached Rs 7.27 crore funds of Jacqueline under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). She was last issued summons for recording of her statement in June and was grilled by the agency for eight hours.