Jacqueliene Fernandez’s legal team has told the Delhi High Court that she had no knowledge about the illicit origins of gifts she received that are reportedly linked to the money laundering case of Rs. 200 crore, in which jailed conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar is alleged to have extorted money.
The Delhi High Court recently heard arguments of Jacqueliene’s counsel who is opposing the charge sheet against hers, as per ANI.
They said she had not been involved in money laundering and did not realise that the gifts she had been given were connected to alleged proceeds of crime.
At the hearing, Justice Anish Dayal asked if an adult is answerable for not knowing the source of the gift they are given. It will now have hearings on Nov. 26.
The actress’ lawyer, senior advocate Siddharth Agrawal, contended that she didn’t know the gifts bought by Sukesh Chandrasekhar with money extorted from Aditi Singh. Jacqueline, however, said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) did not suggest that he knowingly received the proceeds of crime.
And as far as he knew, there had been an omission on her part, but it wasn’t a criminal omission and therefore wasn’t actionable under law.
