Jacqueline withdraws plea for permission to travel to Bahrain

Agencies | New Delhi              

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Actress Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea for going to her birthplace Bahrain was recently dismissed by the Delhi court for her alleged involvement in Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s money laundering case.

The Bolly wood actress reached Patiala House Court on Thursday, December 22 for the hearing.

“You can withdraw the application and let the question of charge first be decided. Otherwise, I will pass a judicial order,” the judge said, as reported by ETimes.

The actress then reportedly had a discussion with her lawyers and withdrew her plea.

Fernandez is facing allegations of gifts worth Rs 5.71 crore from Sukesh Chandrashekar, who is accused of extorting Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh.

In Aug 2022, a charge sheet filed by the Indian Enforcement Directorate in the case mentioned the actor as an accused.

The agency had mentioned how she not only enjoyed the gifts showered upon her by the conman but also passed them on to her family in Sri Lanka.

She has been questioned by the ED in multiple sessions.

Chandrashekar is accused of cheating various people, including some high-profile individuals.

Fernandez was reportedly in a relationship with him and the latter said in a letter earlier that the gifts were only tokens of love and not proceeds of the scam.