Conman Sukesh Chandrashekar tried to send Sara Ali Khan, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi Kapoor gifts, reveals ED probe

After Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi, it seems conman Sukesh Chandrashekar tried to get in touch with more Bollywood actresses.

A recent probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reportedly linked Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar to the case. According to a report in India Today, Chandrashekar allegedly used extorted money to send gifts to the three actresses.

Bhumi Pednekar sent a letter to the ED and also submitted printouts of the messages that were sent to her by Chandrashekar in the guise of Pinky Irani.


The Project And The Gift
Further scrutiny of the messages revealed that Irani had sent Pednekar a message introducing herself as the Vice-President, HR, News Express Post. Irani informed Pednekar that their Group's Chairman Sukesh Chandrashekar is a fan of her and that he wanted to speak with her about a huge project and also wanted to gift her a car.

Similarly, examination of messages sent by Sukesh revealed that he had introduced himself as Shekhar. "My friend Ms Irani must have got in touch with you regarding a few projects and a car that I want to gift you," read Chandrashekhar's message to Pednekar. In another message to Pednekar, he introduced himself as Suraj from NE Group and told her that his office HR Ms Irani was trying to get in touch with her regarding the projects and the gift car.







Sukesh As Suraj Reddy
Meanwhile, Sara Ali Khan sent an e-mail saying that she did not know Sukesh Chandrashekhar or Shekhar. However, Khan added that someone by the name Suraj Reddy sent her a message on WhatsApp on May 21, 2021. Reddy said that he wanted to gift her a car. According to ED, Reddy was Chandrashekhar himself. He also called her as Pinky Irani and mentioned that the owner of the company wanted to get in touch with her.

Janhvi Kapoor was also contacted by Pinky Irani. Through a talent management company, introduced herself as a proprietor of a salon and said that she was looking for celebrities for brand endorsements. According to details accessed by Times Now, Kapoor had inaugurated this salon in Bengaluru and for this, a professional fee of Rs 19 lakh was deposited to her bank account.

Not long ago, the conman had sent a note in response to the intimate pictures of him and Jacqueline Fernandez that went viral. The jailed conman had confirmed that they were in a relationship and that the gifts were out of love and did not involve any financial expectations.