Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez made headlines after she was stopped by immigration officials from leaving the country at the Mumbai international airport on Sunday. Jacqueline was to travel to Dubai for Salman Khan's ‘Da-Bangg The Tour Reloaded‘ scheduled for December 10 in Riyadh.
Why was Jacqueline stopped and what is the case against her? Here's all you need to know:
1. Jacqueline Fernandez was stopped from leaving the country after a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued by the ED against her.
2. Jacqueline is under the ED radar in connection with the Sukesh Chandrashekhar extortion and money laundering case.
3. The ED recently filed a chargesheet against con man Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others in connection with a Rs 200-crore money laundering case. Jacqueline's name popped up over alleged monetary transactions between her and Sukesh.
4. According to the reported chargesheet, Sukesh revealed during his interrogation that he had gifted items worth several crores to Jacqueline, including expensive cats and even a horse!
5. Jacqueline is an alleged beneficiary of laundered money, so she cannot travel out of the country till the ED probe is underway. She will now be further questioned in Delhi.
Jacqueline Fernandez has several projects lined up, which include films like 'Bachchan Pandey', 'Attack', 'Cirkus', 'Ram Setu', along with Telugu film 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu' starring Pawan Kalyan.