Court seeks ED reply on Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea to become approver in ₹200 cr scam case

A Delhi court on Friday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by actress Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn an approver in a ₹200 crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar .

Special Judge Prashant Sharma issued notice to the agency and listed the matter for further hearing on April 20 , marking the next stage in the proceedings.

Fernandez, who has been questioned multiple times during the investigation, was named as an accused for the first time in a supplementary charge sheet filed by the ED. Her move to become an approver comes amid ongoing legal proceedings in the case.

Earlier, the Delhi High Court had dismissed her plea seeking to quash the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in July last year. The Supreme Court later refused to interfere with that order.

The case stems from allegations that Sukesh Chandrashekar duped the spouses of former Ranbaxy promoters Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh of around ₹200 crore . He is also facing multiple other cheating and extortion cases across the country.

Investigators have alleged that Chandrashekar and his wife Leena Paulose , along with others, used hawala networks and shell companies to route and conceal proceeds of crime. Both were arrested by Delhi Police in connection with the case.

The police also invoked provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) , citing the organised nature of the alleged operations.

With the court now seeking the ED’s response, the matter will be heard again on April 20, when further legal clarity is expected.