Actor Nora Fatehi sues Jacqueline Fernandez for defamation

Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi today filed a case against fellow actor Jacqueline Fernandez, and 15 media houses, for alleged defamatory remarks made by her. She accused the media organisations of "carrying forward and circulating" Ms Fernandez's remarks. Ms Fatehi further claimed that her rival actor and the media organisations "were acting in connivance with each other". "Jacqueline Fernandes sought to criminally defame the complainant in order to destroy her career to further her own interests, since they are both working in the same industry and have similar backgrounds, amongst other reasons," Nora Fatehi said in her plea.  The remark in question are linked to the Rs 200 crore extortion case being probed by central agencies, where conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar is the main accused. Both the actors have been summoned by probe agencies, and Ms Fernandez is named as an accused in the case after it was revealed that she received expensive gifts from the conman. Ms Fatehi has also received gifts from Sukesh. Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi were both questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case lodged against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Jacqueline Fernandez had earlier in a plea before the Appellate Authority of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, or PMLA, clearly stated that it is surprising that like her some other celebrities, notably, Norah Fatehi, were also conned by Sukesh Chandrashekhar in the case, but while Nora Fatehi and other celebrities who received gifts from Sukesh Chandrashekhar are made witnesses, she is sought to be dragged as an accused. Meanwhile, a Delhi court on Monday adjourned by a week the hearing in the money laundering case against Fernandez and Chandrashekar.Special judge Shailendra Malik deferred the matter for December 20 after being told by the counsel appearing for Fernandez that she was yet to receive complete copies of the charge sheet and other documents by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).