Charges to be framed against Sukesh, Jacqueline

Special judge Prashant Sharma of the Patiala House court also ordered framing of charges under section 3 (organised crime) and 4 (possessing unaccountable wealth on behalf of organised crime syndicate) of MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act) against Chandrashekar and 21 others in the case lodged by the DelhiDelhiDelhi Police Crime Branch.

The court has summoned all the accused — 40 in total in both cases — on June 3 for formal framing of charges.

In the ED case, the court concluded in its order that there is prima facie sufficient material on record, raising strong suspicion that Chandrashekar committed offence under section 3 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which is punishable under section 4 of PMLA.