New Delhi:
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez was named as an accused Wednesday in an additional charge sheet filed in a Delhi court by the Enforcement Directorate, or ED, which is investigating a money trail in the extortion case linked to con man Sukesh Chandrashekar. DailyExpertNews has access to transcripts of a confrontation between the two, which was organized by the investigators. The full text of the exchange, which was part of the cost sheet, is presented below:
Q.1 Introduce yourself.
Jacqueline Fernandez: My name is Jacqueline Fernandez.
Sukesh Chandrashekar: My name is Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Q.2 Have you ever met or spoken?
Jacqueline Fernandez: Yes, we spoke by phone from February 2021 to August 2021 and met twice in Chennai in June.
Sukesh Chandrashekar: Yes, we spoke by phone from the end of January 2021 to August 2021 and met twice in Chennai.
Q.3 How did you (Sukesh) introduce yourself to Jacqueline Fernandez?
Jacqueline Fernandez: He introduced himself as Shekhar Ratna Vela and as the owner of Sun TV and as Jayalalithaa’s cousin
Sukesh Chandrashekar: I introduced myself as Shekhar.
Q.4 When did you first talk to each other?
Jacqueline Fernandez: We first spoke in the last week of January 2021.
Sukesh Chandrashekar: We spoke in December 2020.
Q.5 Whether you (Sukesh Chandrashekar) had bought BMW car for Geraldine Fernandez sister of Jacqueline Fernandez?
Jacqueline Fernandez: No, he didn’t buy a car for my sister.
Sukesh Chandrashekar: I can’t remember.
(During the confrontation, Sukesh Chandrashekar was reminded of his statement that he had bought a BMW car for Geraldine Fernandez, sister of Jacqueline Fernandez, but he withdrew from his earlier statement.)
Q.6 Did you (Sukesh Chandrashekar) buy cars for parents of Jacqueline Fernandez in Bahrain?
Jacqueline Fernandez: No, he didn’t buy cars for my parents.
Sukesh Chandrashekar: I can’t remember.
(During the confrontation, Sukesh Chandrashekar was reminded of his statement that he had bought cars for Jacqueline Fernandez’s parents in Bahrain, but he withdrew from his earlier statement.)
Q.7 How much money had you (Sukesh Chandrashekar) deposited in Geraldine Fernandez’s bank account in the US?
Jacqueline Fernandez: USD 150000
Sukesh Chandrashekar: I can’t remember.
(During the confrontation, Sukesh Chandrashekar was reminded of his statement that he had deposited $185,000 into Geraldine Fernandez’s bank account in the US. However, he withdrew from his earlier statement.)
Q.8 How much money had you (Sukesh Chandrashekar) deposited into Jacqueline’s brother’s bank account in Australia?
Jacqueline Fernandez: 15 lakhs
Sukesh Chandrashekar: I can’t remember.
(During the confrontation, Sukesh Chandrashekar was reminded of his statement that he had deposited $50,000 into Geraldine Fernandez’s US bank account. However, he withdrew from his earlier statement.)
Q.9 On which applications did you talk to each other?
Jacqueline Fernandez: We talked about WhatsApp calls and WhatsApp video calls
Sukesh Chandrashekar: WhatsApp only
Q.10 Whether expensive gifts have been exchanged between the two of you?
Jacqueline Fernandez: I received 4 bags from Gucci, Chanel, Saint Laurent, Dior, 2 shoes from Louis Vuitton and Louboutin, 2 outfits from Gucci, perfumes, 4 cats, a Mini Cooper, 2 diamond earrings, a multicolored diamond bracelet.
Sukesh Chandrashekar: I can’t remember.
(During the confrontation, Sukesh Chandrashekar was reminded of his statement that he had donated many things, but he withdrew from his earlier statement.)
Q.11 Whether you (Sukesh Chandrashekar) gave cash to Advaita Kala worth Rs 15 Lacs on behalf of Jacqueline Fernandez?
Jacqueline Fernandez: Yes
Sukesh Chandrashekar: Yes