New Delhi:The probe into the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving multimillionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has found that Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi aside, four models/actresses were given money and expensive gifts, sources said.
According to the sources, Big Boss fame Nikki Tamboli, Bade Achche Lagte Hai fame Chahat Khanna, Sophia Singh, and Arusha Patil met Chandrashekhar in the jail premises and he introduced himself as a producer of the southern film industry.
A source said that Chandrashekhar's aide Pinky Irani, who was arrested later, had facilitated their meetings with Chandrashekhar. All these four actresses were given expensive gifts of renowned brands such as Gucci, Versace, and Louis Vuitton. Chandrashekhar also transferred some Rs 5.20 lakh into the account of Patil, who has admitted to have met him but not in the jail.
When Irani introduced Khanna to Chandrashekhar, the actress was allegedly given Rs 2 lakh and a blue-coloured Versace watch. Chandrashekhar allegedly deposited Rs 2 lakh into the account of Singh and later gifted her a LV bag. She was, later on, given Rs 1.5 lakh more.
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Irani got an amount of Rs 10 lakh from Chandrashekhar for introducing him to Tamboli, and she later gave Rs 1.5 lakh to Tamboli. Later on, Chandrashekhar gave her a Gucci bag and Rs 2 lakh on their first meet.
Meanwhile, Jacqueline Fernandez was on Wednesday questioned by the Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing for over eight hours in connection with an extortion case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, officials said. Actor Nora Fatehi and Pinky Irani, who allegedly introduced Fernandez to Chandrashekhar, were also summoned for questioning on Thursday.
