Nora Fatehi will be an ED witness in the Rs 200 million extortion case of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar

The prosecution will call actor-dancer Nora Fatehi, who is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a Rs 200-crore extortion case in which Sukesh Chandrasekhar is the principal accused.

The ED has been questioning Bollywood actresses Nora and Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with an extortion case. Both performers have been questioned by financial investigation organisations on multiple occasions. Nora was allegedly given a BMW by conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, according to the ED. During her interrogation, however, the actress stated that Sukesh had given her a car and his wife Leena Maria Paul had given her a Gucci bag and an iPhone as a 'symbol of affection.'

Nora Fatehi then informed the ED that she had been invited to an event by Leena Maria Paul. The event took held in Chennai in December 2020.

On October 14, ED officials confronted Nora Fatehi with Sukesh. The gift aspect was discussed during this time. The actress' team issued an official statement the same day, claiming she was not involved in any money laundering schemes.

However, according to PTI, Chandrashekar presented Fatehi a BMW automobile in December 2020 and later gave her Rs 75 lakh in addition to other lavish gifts.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police had previously filed a FIR against Chandrasekhar for allegedly defrauding the wives of erstwhile Ranbaxy promoters Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh of Rs 200 crore. An ED complaint was filed based on a police FIR.

According to a charge sheet filed by Delhi police, alleged con man Sukesh Chandrashekhar was using a high-end mobile phone application to fake the landline numbers of various higher government officials in order to extort substantial sums of money from multiple individuals from inside Rohini jail. Chandrashekhar allegedly lived like a 'royal' within the jail, according to the police report.

It was stated that he was utilising a cellphone number to commit extortion while impersonating a high-ranking government official.

According to the charge sheet, deputy jail superintendent D S Meena, who was arrested in the case, used to collect Rs 60 to 75 lakh fortnightly from co-accused Deepak and Pradeep Ramnani, which was distributed among the jail officials in order for Chandrashekhar to continue his extortion racket with safety and facilities.

According to the charge sheet, officers over the rank of assistant superintendent (AS) will receive roughly Rs 50 lakh, while those below the rank of AS will receive Rs 10 lakh.