The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has rejected actress Jacqueline Fernandez's plea to be recognized as an approver in the ongoing ₹200-crore money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The ED contends that Fernandez was not an unwitting victim, as she maintained constant communication with Chandrasekhar and accepted gifts financed by laundered funds. The agency emphasized that her interactions and benefits received contradict her claims of innocence and highlight her significant involvement in the crime. Furthermore, the ED criticized her lack of cooperation during the investigation, asserting that her role was not minor but rather that of a major beneficiary of the illicit gains. Special Prosecutor Atul Tripathi argued that allowing her to become an approver would be a miscarriage of justice, undermining the severity of her offenses. The court has set the next hearing for May 12, following a request from Fernandez's counsel for more time to provide instructions.