I am not a conman, says Sukesh Chandrashekhar while confirming past relationship with Jacqline Fernandes

Alleged mastermind of the ₹200 crore money laundering scam, Sukesh Chandrashekhar has said that he is not a conman. He is said to have reportedly planned and executed the money laundering case sitting behind the bars.

Sukesh’s lawyer advocate Anant Malik has released a press statement in which Chandrashekhar said why the jail officials who took money from him are not probed, or ex-Ranbaxy promoter's wife Aditi Singh who paid ₹200 crore to him was not being investigated.

ED investigation revealed that Sukesh called Aditi Singh, whom he met in the jail as Singh came to visit her husband, from his barrack in Rohini Jail, posing as a government officer. Promising help in early bail for her husband, he reportedly took ₹200 crore from Singh. All this happened from his spacious barrack inside Rohini where he used to pay crores to jail officials who were aiding him in running his racket. 

Chandrashekhar said a lot is being said but since he is not convicted yet it is wrong to say that he is a "conman" or "Thug".

He has also revealed in the statement that he was in a relationship with Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez and his personal relationship has no bearing on the criminal case.

Sukesh further said that he worked as a corporate lobbyist with multiple corporate houses in India and abroad. As a lobbyist, he served as a bridge between corporate houses and the government of different states and claimed to have good relationships with several political parties and various business families.

During the course of the probe by the Enforcement Directorate, several sensational details have been revealed by the central agency. Apart from Sukesh's closeness to Jacqueline Fernandez, Sukesh used to send expensive gifts to Nora Fatehi and several other Bollywood actors.

It has also been revealed that Sukesh used a spoofing app to call his targets impersonating government officials. According to reports, Jacqueline Fernandez, who has already been questioned in connection with the case, said she too was conned by Sukesh as he claimed to be the owner of Sun TV and approached her with a film offer. 

Earlier, he said he was being tortured in Rohini Jail. 

It has been revealed that Sukesh and his wife actor Leena Maria Paul have been conning people for several years and have been arrested in the past too. Sukesh's first major scam was the AIADMK bribery case in which he took money from the TTV Dinakaran faction promising that he would bribe Election Commission officials to give the two leaves symbol of the party to this faction.