Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar defends Jacqueline Fernandez, denies she had a role in money-laundering; says gifts were out of love

The Jacqueline Fernandez-Sukesh Chandrashekhar saga refuses to end anytime soon. Conman Sukesh, who is currently in jail, has expressed his resentment over the intimate pictures of him and Jacqueline that are doing the rounds on the internet.

In the letter, Sukesh has reiterated that he was in a relationship with the ‘Kick’ actress and requested that the actress should not be portrayed in a bad light. He also stated that the gifts that he gave were out of love and that she had no role in the money laundering activities.

The letter purportedly written by Sukesh indicates that he continues to maintain that he was in a relationship with the actress despite the actress denying it.


Admitting his relationship with the actor, Sukesh said that all the money and gifts that were exchanged between the two were benign as it was supposed to be between two people in a relationship and there was nothing illegal in it.

"It's really sad and disturbing to see private pictures being circulated, which I have got to know through news the whole of last week. It's a complete violation of one's privacy and personal space. As I have mentioned before I and Jacqueline were in a relationship. Seeing each other and the relationship was not based on any kind of monetary benefits like the way it's projected, commented and trolled in a bad light. The relationship has lots of love and respect for each other without any expectations. Kindly requesting everyone to stop projecting her in a bad way, as it's not easy on her, who has only loved without expecting anything. I have mentioned before that she has no involvement in the ongoing money-laundering case," read the letter as per a report on IndiaToday.com.

Incidentally, the letter comes ahead of a supplementary charge sheet that is going to be filed against him in the case soon.

While Sukesh continues to claim that he had given gifts to Jacqueline, the Enforcement Directorate(ED) on the other hand maintains that the expensive gifts were to the tune of Rs 8 crore that was proceeds of crime.

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Ever since the arrest of Sukesh, Jacqueline has been questioned over five times by the ED. There is also a lookout circular against the actress because of which she cannot leave the country. As far as the ED is concerned, the Bollywood actress continues to be a person of interest.

Jacqueline has maintained that she was duped in the entire case. However, the actresses status in the high-profile cases continues to be ambiguous.

On January 8, Jacqueline through a statement admitted that she was going through a rough patch. "This country and its people have always given me tremendous love and respect. This includes my friends from the media, from whom I have learned a lot. I am currently going through a rough patch but I am sure that my friends and fans will see me through it. It is with this trust that I would request my media friends to not circulate images of a nature that intrude my privacy and personal space. You would not do this to your own loved ones, am sure you would not do this to me either. Hoping that justice and good sense prevails. Thank you," read her statement.
The statement came after a picture of the actress and the conman surfaced on social media.

Sukesh, who was arrested in connection with Rs 200 crore extortion case, had gifted the actress items from luxury brands such as Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and even a Mini Cooper. The conman had also promised her a role in a Hollywood film.

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Nora Fatehi was gifted a BMW Car-S series which was registered in the name of Mehboob Khan. Chandrashekhar told the agency the car was gifted to Fatehi at her request. Reportedly, Sukesh had sent gift hampers to numerous Bollywood actresses under several names.

It was also reported that Sukesh approached Jacqueline by making fake calls posing as someone from Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s office. Jacqueline had also mentioned to the investigating agency that the conman introduced himself as Shekhar Retna Vela from Sun TV and that he belonged to the family of the late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa.