Robert Vadra Appears Before ED In Sanjay Bhandari-Linked Money Laundering Case
Robert Vadra appeared before the Enforcement Directorate regarding a money laundering case linked to UK arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari.
Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari and others.
Accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi, the 56-year-old businessman arrived at the ED's central Delhi office shortly after 11am. His statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), News agency PTI citing sources reported.
This is not the first time that Vadra was summoned to central probe agency's office. Earlier in June, he was summoned twice but had sought deferment, citing overseas travel commitments.
Vadra is under ED lens in three separate money laundering cases, two of which involve alleged irregularities in land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan. In April, he was questioned for three consecutive days in connection with a 2008 Haryana land deal. Another case pertains to alleged financial irregularities in a land deal in Rajasthan's Bikaner.
The latest case relates to ED findings reported in a 2023 chargesheet, which alleges that Sanjay Bhandari acquired a property at 12, Bryanston Square in London in 2009 and had it renovated 'as per the directions of Vadra and the funds for renovation were provided by Robert Vadra."
The chargesheet claims that Vadra financed the renovation. Vadra, however, has consistently denied any ownership—direct or indirect—of property in London, labeling the allegations as politically motivated. He has said that he was being 'hounded and harassed" to subserve political ends.
The ED is likely to file a fresh chargesheet in the case following Vadra's latest statements.
Sanjay Bhandari, 63, fled India in 2016 following raids on him in Delhi by the Income Tax department. He was recently declared a fugitive economic offender by a Delhi court.
A UK court had earlier rejected India's plea to appeal to the British Supreme Court after Bhandari was discharged in an extradition case, significantly reducing the chances of his return to face legal proceedings in India.
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