Robert Vadra Received Rs 58 Cr Proceeds Of Crime In Tainted Gurugram Land Deal, ED Tells Court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted a detailed chargesheet against Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accusing him of receiving Rs 58 crore as proceeds from a corrupt land deal in Gurugram. The ED informed a special court that Vadra's company, Skylight Hospitality Pvt Ltd, was pivotal to the alleged money laundering operation.
According to the ED's chargesheet filed on July 17, Vadra's company acquired a 3.5-acre plot in Gurugram's Shikohpur village as a bribe, contradicting his earlier assertion that he purchased the land for Rs 7.5 crore. The investigation revealed that the cheque intended for the payment was never cashed, and the sale deed was based on false information. The ED alleges that Omkareshwar Properties Pvt Ltd transferred the land to Vadra's company without any payment in exchange for his supposed influence with then-Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to obtain a housing license.
The chargesheet elaborates how the land, obtained as a bribe, was later sold to real estate giant DLF for Rs 58 crore. The ED claims that Rs 53 crore of this amount was channelled through Skylight Hospitality, with an additional Rs 5 crore routed through another company, Blue Breeze Trading. The agency states these funds were then used by Vadra to purchase other immovable properties and make investments. In total, the ED has provisionally attached 43 properties worth over Rs 38 crore, identifying them as either direct or value-equivalent proceeds of the crime.
A special PMLA court has issued a notice to Vadra, scheduling a hearing on August 28 to determine whether to take cognisance of the complaint. Vadra has consistently denied all allegations, calling them a 'political witch-hunt". This chargesheet, being the first one filed against him in a criminal case, signifies a major development in the investigation.
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