The Enforcement Directorate questioned Actress Nora Fatehi on Thursday in connection with the money laundering case against con artists Sukesh Chandrasekar and his actress-wife Leena Paul. The Delhi Police had previously detained Chandrasekar and Paul for allegedly defrauding the family of Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh of about Rs 200 crore.
Chandrasekar and Paul are charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating, and extortion in a Delhi Police FIR.
According to reports, the Enforcement Directorate wants to interview Ms Fatehi about her ties to the accused couple after receiving notice of the FIR. Actress Jacqueline Fernandes was also questioned by the FBI earlier today, and she is scheduled to be questioned again later today.
Ms Fatehi and Ms Fernandes were also duped by Chandrashekar, according to news agency PTI.
The case was brought when Shivinder Singh’s wife, Aditi Singh, said that a guy acting as a top Law Ministry official promised to help Mr Singh (then in jail) gain release in exchange for money.
Ms Singh claimed she was informed the money was earmarked for BJP party funding and that she would have to pay back 200 crore in 30 instalments commencing in June 2020. She also claimed to have been assured that Amit Shah, the then-Home Minister, and Ravi Shankar Prasad, the then-Law Minister, were both on her side.
Chandrasekhar was being held at Delhi’s Rohini prison at the time of the event, accused in 21 crimes.
His remand was prolonged by 11 days yesterday, and Leena Paul’s by 16 days.
Chandrasekar intentionally used financial structures for stacking and transferring profits of the couple’s crimes, according to the FBI, and therefore actively engaged in the money laundering process.
