Delhi court issues notice to Robert Vadra in ED’s money laundering Case

New Delhi, Aug 2: A Delhi court on Saturday issued notice to Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bar & Bench reported. Special Judge (PC Act) Sushant Changotra of the Rouse Avenue Court said the court would first hear Vadra and the ten other proposed accused before deciding whether to take cognisance of the prosecution complaint.

The matter has been listed for hearing on August 28.

The case pertains to a 3.5-acre land parcel purchased by Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality, from Onkareshwar Properties for Rs 7.5 crore in February 2008. The ED alleges the deal involved false documentation and that the land was swiftly transferred to Vadra and then sold to real estate firm DLF in 2012 for Rs 58 crore, following a commercial license approval by the then Congress-led Haryana government. According to the ED, the transactions generated proceeds of crime that were allegedly used by Vadra and related entities to acquire other assets. Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain and Special Public Prosecutor NK Matta represented the ED in court.