My rise has threatened my rivals: Nora Fatehi in defamation plea against Jacqueline Fernandez – Times of India

In a dramatic turn of events, Nora Fatehi filed a defamation case against fellow actress Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday, claiming that the latter dragged her in the ₹200 crore money laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Nora’s plea states that the allegations levelled against her are untrue and the claims that she received gifts from Chandrashekhar were false, and Jacqueline’s statements were defamatory and had mala fide intentions.
The petition filed by Nora before Delhi’s Patiala House Court states that Jacqueline’s written pleadings before a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) appellate authority claimed that while Nora had also received gifts from Chandrashekhar, she was simply made witness in the case, whereas Jacqueline was made an accused in the matter.

ACCUSATION IS BASELESS AND UNTRUE: NORA IN HER PETITION
The plea also states that no gifts were ever received by the complainant (Nora) from Chandrashekhar, adding that since Nora had never spoken to Chandrashekhar or met him, the accusations made by Jacqueline are untrue and baseless. In fact, the “utter brazenness” of the allegation is serious enough for invocation of criminal law, appealed Nora, adding, “It is thus prayed that all the accused be summoned, tried and punished for the offence of defamation. ”

LOST OUT ON PROFESSIONAL DEALS: NORA

Nora’s plea also claims that a Dubai based concert slipped out of her hands and she also lost some 10 city tours in the US and Canada and various commercial deals, and had to settle for a 50% cut in fee with a brand due to her name being dragged in the case, causing her mental agony.

THE SUKESH CHANDRASHEKHAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

The case pertains to an FIR filed by the Delhi Police in connection with an extortion racket allegedly operated by Chandrashekhar involving several bigwigs. Chandrashekhar allegedly ran an extortion racket from inside his jail cell and extorted sums to the tune of 200 crore from a businessman. Between August 2021 and August 2022, Jacqueline was summoned and questioned as a witness in the case, but in August this year she was made an accused by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Nora is being questioned as a witness in the case.

BRIEF BONHOMIE

Back in 2016, Jacqueline Fernandez appeared as a judge on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9, and was all praises for Nora Fatehi, who was a contestant. Jacqueline went on to say that Nora was a better belly dancer than Katrina Kaif.


AUG 2021-DEC 2022: HOW THE CASE UNFOLDED

AUG 2021: The ED summoned Jacqueline for the first time in connection with the Sukesh Chandrashekhar case.

OCT 2021: Chandrashekhar’s lawyer claimed that Jacqueline was in a relationship with Sukesh. Jacqueline’s spokesperson said in a statement, “Jacqueline is being called to testify as a witness by the ED. ”

OCT 2021: Nora was summoned by ED. DEC 6, 2021: Jacqueline offloaded from Muscat-bound flight by immigration officials at Mumbai airport.

APR 2022: The ED attached assets worth 7. 27 crore belonging to Jacqueline.

DEC 6, 2021-AUG 2022: Jacqueline questioned as a witness in the case.

AUG 2022: ED named Jacqueline as an accused in a supplementary chargesheet inthe extortion case against Chandrashekhar. In her response to the freezing of her assets by the ED, Jacqueline had stated that she is a victim of manipulation.

SEPT 2022: ED in its chargesheet said that Jacqueline cooked up a false story.

OCT 2022: A Delhi court extended Jacqueline’s interim bail until November 10.

NOV 2022: A Delhi court granted bail to Jacqueline on a personal bond of 2 lakh and one surety of the same amount on the condition that she would not leave the country without the court’s permission.

DEC 2022: Delhi court adjourned the case hearing by a week and the matter got deferred to December 20. Nora filed a defamation case against Jacqueline.