It seems two of the most bankable actresses of Bollywood- Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi are all set to fight legal battles with each other. Courtesy of the Rs 200-crore money laundering case linked to conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Nora Fatehi both are under the Enforcement Directorate (ED) radar. While Jacqueline has been named as an accused in the charge sheet submitted by the ED in the court under the above-mentioned case, Nora Fatehi has reportedly been named as a witness. On Monday, Nora Fatehi filed a defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez saying that her reputation is being tarnished by the Ram Setu actress.
Now, the question arises what Jacqueline Fernandez actually said that tarnished Nora Fatehi's name? While it is a subject of judicial proceedings whether Nora was defamed by Jacqueline or not, the Dilbar girl's action came after the Ram Setu actress filed a plea before the PMLA court.
Jacqueline Fernandez defamation case reason
For the unversed, Jacqueline recently filed a plea before the PMLA court where she submitted that she was being falsely named by the ED in connection to the case while celebs such as Nora Fatehi who had also received gifts from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar had been made witnesses.
Jacqueline Fernandez in August accused ED of being biased in the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. In a plea before the Appellate Authority of PMLA Jacqueline said celebrities including Norah Fatehi who was also conned by main Sukesh, are made witnesses in the case whereas she is being "dragged as an accused."
She added that in the present case, the allegation against her is that she is the "recipient of the gifts" and the statement relied upon the authority also shows that she was coerced, conned, and forced into receiving the gifts. "People other than her who received such gifts are made witnesses in the case," her plea said.
'Reputation being tarnished': Nora Fatehi files defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandez
What Nora Fatehi said in her defamation suit?
As per the defamation suit accessed by multiple newswires, Nora Fatehi said, "Jacqueline Fernandes sought to criminally defame the complainant in order to destroy her career to further her own interests, since they are both working in the same industry and have similar backgrounds, amongst other reasons."
"It is pertinent to mention herein that both the complainant (Nora Fatehi) and the accused (Jacqueline Fernandez) are actresses of foreign origin and both have had their share of struggles in rising to fame in the Indian film industry, hence, it is evident that the act of the accused in dragging the name of the complainant wherein she has no business mentioning the complainant is mala fide in nature," the plea stated.