Mumbai: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez appeared before the ED here on Wednesday for a fresh round of questioning in the money laundering probe involving alleged swindler Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others.
Officials said the agency will record the statement of the 36-year-old actor under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
She has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at least twice in the past in this case, during which he also had an encounter with Chandrashekhar.
The agency suspects that he is the “beneficiary” of the proceeds of the crime generated after Chandrashekhar allegedly extorted money from some high-profile people.
Her spokesperson had earlier said that she was deposing before the agency as a witness.
“Jacqueline Fernandez is being called by the ED to testify as a witness. She has duly recorded her statements and will fully cooperate with the agency in future investigations as well.
“Jacqueline also categorically denies the alleged libellous statements she has made regarding her relationship with the couple involved,” the spokesperson said in a statement in October.
The ED had on December 5 stopped Fernandez from travelling abroad from the Mumbai airport.
The agency asked her to remain in the country as he may be required to join the investigation.
The ED has questioned the Sri Lankan-origin actor over several sessions in connection with its probe into the over Rs 200 crore money laundering case against Chandrasekhar and his wife Leena Maria Paul.
The agency also filed a charge sheet before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court here last week and named Chandrashekhar, his wife and six others.
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