Jacqueline Fernandez’s lawyer rebukes ED for tarnishing actress’s image with ‘frivolous allegations’

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the Rs 200 crore extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar in a Delhi court. Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who was summoned by ED several times in the case, was named as the accused. While the Kick star is yet to share an official statement, her lawyer has spoken up.

During a conversation with a portal, advocate Prashant Patil claimed that Jacqueline is innocent. Rubbishing ED’s allegations as ‘untrue’, he said that they are only tarnishing Jacqueline’s image unnecessarily.

Patil, who is yet to receive a copy of the recently-filed chargesheet, told ETimes, “You have to understand the humanitarian side of this. When any person is innocent, and if she is charged with a fake offence, it definitely is painful and not fair. Without hearing Jacqueline’s side of story, it’s not fair to prosecute her with such untrue allegations. Nobody has bothered to read the evidence filed by the ED.”