Jacqueline Fernandez appears in Delhi court in money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar

The court adjourned the matter for further hearing to December 20.

Delhi Police arrested Mumbai-based Pinky Irani on November 30 who is said to be a close aide of Chandrashekhar and introduced him to Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez.

In this matter, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has alleged that Pinky Irani portrayed Sukesh to be a business tycoon and was instrumental in facilitating certain Bollywood personalities to contact accused Sukesh Chandrasekhar and was also instrumental in disposing off the amount of money.

Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and various provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) before the court against 14 people including Chandrashekhar, his wife Leena Maria Paul and others.

According to Police, Fernandez said she wanted to give some important information in the ₹200 crore fraud case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Delhi Police has registered a case against Chandrasekhar for allegedly duping the spouses of former promoters of Ranbaxy, Shivinder Singh, and Malvinder Singh of ₹200 crores besides ongoing investigations against him in several cases.

Prosecution has submitted that the accused Sukesh Chandrasekar had duped Shivinder's wife Aditi Singh and Malvinder's wife Japna Singh worth over several crores of rupees to secure bail for their husbands and ensure their safety as he was posing as an officer from the Union Law Ministry.

Delhi Police has arrested Chandrasekhar and his actor wife Leena Maria Paul for their alleged role in the duping case.

(With UNI inputs)