Nora Fatehi files defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandez
14 December 2022
The Statesman
Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi has filed
a defamation lawsuit against Jacqueline Fernandez, alleging that the latter made defamatory allegations against her
for malicious reasons.
According to Fatehi, Fernandez sought to criminally defame her in order to destroy her career and further her own interests, This is because they both work in the same industry and have similar backgrounds, amongst other reasons. On December 2, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had questioned Fatehi regarding
conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s Rs 200 crore money laundering case.
Both Fernandez and Fatehi had recorded their statement as witnesses in the case. Earlier, fixed deposits worth Rs7.2 crore, belonging to Fernandez, were discovered by the ED, which termed these alleged gifts and properties as proceeds from illegal activities, received by the actresses.
In February, the ED filed its first supplementary prosecution complaint against Chandrashekhar's aide Pinky Irani, who introduced him to Bollywood actresses.
It had been alleged in the charge sheet that Irani used to choose costly gifts for Fernandez and later used to drop it at her house after the payments were made by Chandrashekhar.
