ED has arrested Pinky Irani, the aide of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar after interrogating Jacqueline Fernandez
Ever since the Rs.200 crore scam committed by conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has come to light, the Enforcement Directorate has come into full force to unearth how the conman managed to unleash a scam of such magnitude.
Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar Aide Pinky Irani Had Introduced Him To Jacqueline Fernandez
The involvement of Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez and her association with Sukesh is being investigated as well with the conman having gifted her valuables worth Rs.10 crore. While the two were initially envisaged to be romantically involved, such reports are yet to be ascertained but it remains to be seen why Jacqueline was showered with gifts of such gargantuan value by him.
The ED has made its first major inroad into the case by nabbing Sukesh’s aide, Pinky Irani who was picked up on Thursday. She was taken into custody after refusing to cooperate with the ED who then arrested her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Irani is said to be the one who had introduced Sukesh to Jacqueline with her in the knowhow of the relationsp between the two.
WhatsApp chats and other evidence accrued by the ED have revealed that Pinky was paid amounts running into crores for introducing him to Bollywood actresses.
“Chandrasekhar is the mastermind of this fraud. He has been part of the crime world since the age of 17. He has multiple FIRs against him. He (using a cellphone procured illegally in prison) with the help of technology made spoofed calls to dupe people as the numbers displayed on the called party’s phone number belonged to senior government officers. While speaking (from prison) to these persons, he claimed to be a government officer offering to help people for a price,” the ED had earlier said.
Sukesh had given Jacqueline diamond-studded jewellry sets, crockeries, four Persian cats worth Rs.36 lakhs and a horse worth ₹52 lakh along with booking a chartered flight for her to meet him in Chennai.