Overview

• The court refused to strike down the ED’s Prevention of Money Laundering Act complaint and second supplementary chargesheet against Jacqueline Fernandez.
• Justice Anish Dayal noted that Fernandez varied her narration of facts, initially denied knowing Sukesh Chandrasekhar and wiped phone data to conceal evidence.
• The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets and fixed deposits worth about ₹7.2 crore as alleged proceeds of the extortion racket.
• Prosecutors say conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar duped former Ranbaxy promoters’ spouses of ₹200 crore and used the funds to lavish gifts on Fernandez.
• With the plea dismissed, the money laundering case will now proceed to trial in the designated PMLA court where intent and knowledge will be examined.