Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Court Seeks EOW Reply on Jacqueline Fernandez MCOCA Plea
A Delhi court is examining a request to add Jacqueline Fernandez and Leepakshi Ellawadi as accused in a case.
The case is connected to an alleged Rs.
200 crore extortion scheme.
The request was made by Nawas Kakkat, who is accused of helping move money.
Investigators allege that money was used to buy gifts and other items for celebrities.
They also allege that money was transferred to people connected with the case.
Jacqueline Fernandez is not currently an accused in this case.
The court has asked the Economic Offence Wing to respond to the request.
The matter will be considered again on September 15.
The Rouse Avenue court sought the Economic Offence Wing’s response on a plea to make Jacqueline Fernandez and Leepakshi Ellawadi accused in the case.
The MCOCA case concerns an alleged Rs. 200 crore extortion matter linked to Sukesh Chandrasekhar.
The application was filed for accused Nawas Kakkat, who is alleged to have helped handle and transfer crime proceeds.
The plea alleges funds were used for gifts and other valuable items for Bollywood celebrities, including Jacqueline Fernandez.
The court reserved its order on framing charges against Sukesh Chandrasekhar and others and listed the matter for September 15.
- Who
- Jacqueline Fernandez, Leepakshi Ellawadi, Sukesh Chandrasekhar, Nawas Kakkat and other accused persons are connected to the proceedings.
- What
- The court sought the Economic Offence Wing’s response to a plea seeking to make Jacqueline Fernandez and Leepakshi Ellawadi accused in an MCOCA case.
- When
- The court sought the response on Monday and listed the matter for September 15.
- Where
- The proceedings are before the Rouse Avenue court in New Delhi.
- Why
- The application alleges that funds connected to the alleged extortion proceeds were transferred for gifts, purchases and other payments involving people linked to the case.
Application Allegations
Current Procedural Position
Whether Fernandez should be made an accused
Application Allegations
The application argues that Jacqueline Fernandez and Leepakshi Ellawadi should be made accused, citing alleged transfers and purchases connected to crime proceeds.
Current Procedural Position
The court has not made Jacqueline Fernandez an accused in this case and has only sought the Economic Offence Wing’s response to the plea.
Handling of alleged crime proceeds
Application Allegations
The application relies on allegations that Nawas Kakkat helped park, layer and transfer proceeds and arranged payments, gifts and other valuable items.
Current Procedural Position
These claims remain allegations presented in the application and supplementary charge sheet; the court has reserved its order on framing charges against Sukesh Chandrasekhar and others.
- Case value mentioned
- Rs. 200 crore
- Court
- Rouse Avenue court, New Delhi
- Judge
- Special Judge (MCOCA) Gagandeep Singh
- Investigating agency
- Economic Offence Wing, Delhi Police
- Application filed for
- Nawas Kakkat
- Current status of Jacqueline Fernandez
- She is not currently an accused in the case
- Next listed date
- September 15