In a massive revelation pertaining to the ongoing probe in the conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar case, names of 4 more female actors have popped up in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet. According to an India Today report, female actors Nikita Tamboli, Chahat Khanna, Sophia Singh, and Arusha Patil went to met conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar lodged in Tihar Jail via his associate Pinky Irani. And in return, all the actors got money and gifts such as Gucci, LV bags, and Versace watch from the conman. The report further says that out of the four named female actors Arusha Patil confessed to meeting that she was introduced to Sukesh Chandrasekhar by Pinky Irani but denied meeting him in Tihar Jail. However, the ED in its charge sheet says that Arusha received money into her back account from the conman.
Furthermore, Big Boss fame Nikita Tamboli AKA Nikki Tamboli in her statement to ED stated that Pinky introduced her to accused Sukesh Chandrasekhar as 'Shekhar'. Pinky Irani mentioned him as a South Indian producer and friend. Nikki Tamboli's statement was recorded by ED on December 15, 2021. ED in its charge sheet revealed that Nikki met Sukesh twice in Tihar Jail where he used to maintain his office. During Nikki's first visit in April 2018, Pinky received Rs 10 lakh in cash out of which Rs. 1.5 lakh was given to the Big Boss fame actress. After two to three weeks, Nikki went to meet Sukesh alone where she was given a cash of Rs 2 lakh and also one Gucci bag.
Furthermore, Nikki told ED, "Pinky Irani had mentioned that her South Indian producer friend who wanted to meet her and produce films with her. She stated that in April, 2018, Pinky alias Angel told her that they were going to meet Shekhar in Delhi and she had booked both their flight tickets from Mumbai to Delhi and the next day they went to Delhi,” added the ED charge sheet.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar extortion case
For the unversed, the ED has named Jacqueline Fernandez in its chargesheet in the money laundering cases that involve conman Sukesh. The ED chargesheet has allegedly claimed that Fernandez was aware of Sukesh's involvement in criminal cases, yet indulged in financial transactions with him. The ED had registered a case of money laundering in the alleged scam based on the FIR registered by the Delhi Police. ED had earlier stated that Fernandez's statements were recorded on August 30 and October 20, 2021, where she admitted to receiving gifts from the conman. Sukesh Chandrashekhar is currently lodged in jail and is an accused in more than 10 criminal cases registered against him, including an extortion racket to the tune of Rs 200 crore.