Nora Fatehi had in September claimed that she was a "victim of the conspiracy and not a conspirator".
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi on Friday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for recording her statement in connection with an ongoing Rs 200 crore money laundering probe against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and associates.
Emerging from the ED office after five hours, when reporters asked her if she received any gifts from Chandrashekhar, she replied "No", before getting in her car.
Ms Fatehi, 30, has been questioned by the federal agency in the past. Today, she was to be questioned about Chandrashekhar and her statement will be recorded under the sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), sources had said earlier in the day.
Nora Fatehi had in September claimed in front of the Economic Offences Wing that she was a "victim of the conspiracy and not a conspirator". She had also showed the screenshots of her chats with Sukesh to the police.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar has been accused of running an extortion racket worth Rs 200 crore when he was lodged in Rohini jail, from Aditi Singh, the wife of jailed former Ranbaxy owner Shivinder Singh, posing as officials from the union law ministry and the PMO, on the pretext of getting her husband out on bail.
The ED had earlier named actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused, while Ms Fatehi's statement was included in the same prosecution complaint.
The agency has alleged that Chandrashekhar, 32, used illegal money to purchase gifts for Ms Fernandez which he had extorted by cheating Aditi Singh and others to the tune of about Rs 200 crore. He was arrested by the ED.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar, a native of Bengaluru in Karnataka, is currently lodged in a Delhi jail and faces over 10 criminal cases registered against him.