Nikki Tamboli & Chahat Khanna’s names have cropped up in an ongoing investigation into a multi-crore money laundering case.
Nikki Tamboli & Chahat Khanna met Sukesh through Pinky Irani, who was a close aide and friend of the conman.
“During the first meeting in April, 2018, the accused Pinky Irani received an amount to the tune of Rs 10 lakh in cash from Sukesh Chandrasekhar, out of which she gave cash to the tune of Rs. 1.5 lakh to Nikita Tamboli. On the second occasion, after two to three weeks of her first meeting, she went alone to meet Sukesh Chandrasekhar where she was given cash to the tune of Rs 2 lakh and one Gucci Bag by the accused Sukesh Chandrasekhar,” the ED has stated in its chargesheet.
“It was further revealed that once in May ,2018, Chahat Khanna met Sukesh Chandrasekhar inside the Tihar Jail, Delhi at his office, maintained there, for which the accused Pinky Irani gave her Rs 2 lakh in cash and a blue colored Versace watch,” the ED has stated in its chargesheet for Chahat.