Nora Fatehi denies getting any gift from Sukesh Chandrasekhar; says BMW car was gifted by conman’s wife for attending Chennai event

Bollywood actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) in the Rs. 200 crore money laundering case against Sukesh Chandrasekhar. They are being investigated for allegedly receiving luxury gifts from the conman.

Reportedly, the gifts received by Jacqueline and Nora which include luxury cars, jewellery, and bags were brought by the conman using the Rs. 200 crore he allegedly extorted from a businessman’s wife. In the charge sheet filed by ED, Sukesh gifted Nora a BMW car in December 2020. However, the actress said that the car was given to her by Sukesh’s wife Leena Maria in exchange for participation in an event in Chennai. In her statement, she said that she was a victim in the case and has nothing to do with the money laundering case.

When Nora was called in for questioning by the ED she was asked whether she knew or met Sukesh before the December 2020 event in Chennai. according to reports in India Today, Nora told ED, “No, I did not know who he was or nor have I ever spoken to him prior to the event.”

Nora also said that she has never used the Signal application. This was in response to Sukesh claiming that he had called Nora on December 20, 22020 to inform about the car he would be gifting.

Further, when asked if it was Leena Maria Pual who announced at the event that Nora would be gifted a new car, the actress said, “Yes, when the event started, she and a couple of other people along with two videographers came to the suite to gift me and to take pictures with me. They were shooting videos while they were handing me the big green Gucci box and the iPhone”.

Nora was also asked if she bought bags from the Gucci story in Mumbai’s Palladium Mall after the event. “I did not buy any Gucci bags from the mall after the event. However, I visited the Gucci store for Christmas shopping where I purchased some gifts for my family members/friends/management. At the time, I asked the Gucci representative if it was possible to exchange a gift that I received as I didn’t like the colour. She said – you must send it over and I’ll get the color changed as long as it is brand new. I made my shopping purchases via my card,” said Nora.

Asked if she purchased any bag from Palladium Mall, the payment for which was made by Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Nora Fatehi responded with: ” No! Hell no!”