Mumbai: Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi will be the prosecution witness in the money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, according to a report by India Today on Wednesday.
Enforcement Directorate has earlier summoned actors Nora Fatehi and Jacqueline Fernandez for questioning in connection with the Rs 200-crore extortion case in which conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has been named the prime accused.
While, the ED suspects that Nora Fatehi was gifted a BMW car by Chandrasekhar, the actress has revealed that Chandrashekhar gave her the car and that his wife, Leena Maria Paul, had also given her a Gucci bag and an iPhone as a “token of love”. On October 14, Nora was also confronted with Sukesh, during which, the gift part was discussed.
On the otherhand, Nora Fatehi issued a statement on October 14, claiming she was not part of any money laundering activity. “Nora Fatehi has been the victim around the case and being a witness, she is co-operating and helping the officers in the investigation. We would like to make it very clear that she has not been a part of any money laundering activity, she does not know or have any personal connection with the accused and has been called by the ED to strictly help with the investigation,” said a statement issued on behalf of Nora Fatehi.
