MUMBAI: Investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has revealed that jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar targeted three more actresses along with Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi.
The actresses are Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, and Bhumi Pednekar. Sukesh Chandrashekhar allegedly used extorted money to send them gifts.
Recently, Sukesh had released a hand written note in reaction to the several intimate pictures of Jacqueline Fernandez with him. He confirmed that he was in a relationship with her, which did not involve any financial expectations. “It is really sad and disturbing to see private pictures being circulated, which I have got to know through news. It is complete violation of one's privacy and personal space. As I have mentioned before, Jacqueline and I were in a relationship. Seeing each other and the relationship was not based on any kind of monetary benefits,” read the note.
Apparently, he had also allegedly approached Janhvi Kapoor through his wife last year.
Leena Maria Paul posed as the owner of a luxe nail salon - The Nail Artistry - and invited Janhvi Kapoor to inaugurate an outlet in Bengaluru on July 19, 2021, India Today TV has learnt. Janhvi was paid Rs 18.94 lakh and an expensive bag from a high-end luxury brand by Leena Maria Paul for attending the event. Unaware of Sukesh and Leena's criminal background, the actor went to Bengaluru for the salon's inauguration.
India Today TV has learnt that Janhvi had submitted her bank account details to the ED for verification. "She received payments to the tune of Rs 18.94 akhs as professional fees in her bank account," the sources added. This, according to sources in the financial probe agency, is the same money Sukesh had extorted from the wife of a Delhi businessman, sitting in his Tihar jail cell.
Janhvi told the agency in her statement that she had received a Christian Dior tote bag from Leena's mother on the day of the event.
CREDIT: India Today
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