MUST READ: From Jacqueline Fernandes To Shilpa Shetty; Bollywood Divas Who Were Involved In FRAUD Cases
Bollywood is frequently in the news, and not always for good reasons. In recent years, a number of actors have been linked to scandals that may or may not have held any water, but nonetheless caught the interest of their supporters. It hasn't been a happy time for Hollywood, with accusations of cheating against Shilpa Shetty and fraud against Sonakshi Sinha.
But cases involving famous people are frequently exaggerated and sensationalised for effect. Sadly, it is ultimately what sells, isn't it? The specifics are ignored and buried. Here, we present to you the unvarnished truth about several high-profile court cases that have recently come to light, along with some of India's most beloved celebrities.
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Sonakshi Sinha
Recent sources claim Sonakshi Sinha is the subject of an unreleased non-bailable warrant in connection with a case from 2019. The headline that Sinha was accused of failing to show up for an event she had been paid Rs 30 lakhs for was picked up by a number of significant news outlets. The claimed fraud case was registered in Moradabad. According to reports, Sinha's accuser is a man by the name of Pramod Sharma, the event's organiser.
However, Sinha made it clear in a statement on Tuesday what she thought of what she labelled "fake news." According to Sinha, who called the entire incident a "harassment charade," it was the "work of a rogue individual trying to harass" her. According to reports, the case is pending in Moradabad and Sinha’s team said they will take necessary action against the man for contempt of court.
Jacqueline Fernandes
One of the well-known figures linked to the case of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is suspected of money laundering in a scheme of Rs 200 crores, is Jacqueline Fernandez. According to his own admissions, he was seeing Fernandez and insisted that their connection had nothing to do with the offences for which he was being investigated.
However, Fernandez has become the focus of the Chandrashekhar case inquiry and has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). She has acknowledged accepting pricey luxury goods from the conman that were purportedly worth Rs 10 crores and that, according to officials, were obtained by him using proceeds from crime.
Nora Fatehi
Along with Fernandez, Nora Fatehi was another well-known person whose name came up in connection with the Chandrashekhar case. She was also being investigated by the ED after telling the department that a fancy automobile and luggage were gifts from the con artist and his co-accused wife Leena Marie Paul. In remarks, Fatehi has claimed to be a "victim" in the case and not be involved in money laundering.
India Today was able to access discussions in which Fatehi and Chandrashekhar allegedly discussed the choice of high-end vehicles. Chandrashekhar reportedly told her in one of these conversations that he was giving the present "without any kind of motive" and simply because he liked the recipient.
Shilpa Shetty
After her husband, billionaire Raj Kundra, was detained by Mumbai police in a case involving the illegitimate creation and sale of pornography, Shilpa Shetty continued to make headlines well into 2021. Police ruled out any "active role" on Shetty's part in the case's occurrences after questioning her in the matter. Kundra was imprisoned for two months before being let out in September.
As Kundra's case went on, Shetty too found herself in legal difficulty when she and her mother Sunanda were charged with fraud in relation to a Lucknow wellness establishment. According to reports, the mother-daughter team promised to create a centre and reportedly collected money from some people to do so.
Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam reportedly received a summons from the ED in July of last year in relation to an alleged money laundering case. She was in the news at the time, according to sources, for breaking the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), which has to do with foreign exchange. Her bank account had a transaction that wasn't reported to the authorities.
She was also called two years ago, but apparently postponed the visit due to the COVID-19 problem. Earlier this year, just after Gautam married the director Aditya Dhar, he received a second summons. Along with Gautam, a number of other Bollywood figures, including designers Manish Malhotra and Ritu Kumar, were investigated by the ED last year.
