The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to file chargesheets in three money laundering cases against businessman Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, sources revealed on Wednesday.
The 56-year-old was questioned by the ED on April 15 and 16 regarding a 2008 Haryana land deal involving alleged financial irregularities in Shikohpur, Gurugram. Vadra has also been probed in two other money laundering cases.
The ED plans to submit chargesheets to special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) courts, seeking trials and naming companies and individuals as accused or witnesses, sources said.
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One case involves UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari, accused of acquiring and renovating a London property in 2009 with funds allegedly provided by Vadra. The ED filed a chargesheet in 2023, but Bhandari, who fled to London in 2016, was discharged from extradition by a UK court this month. Vadra denies owning any London property and calls the allegations a “political witch hunt.”
The third case concerns a Bikaner land deal, where the ED, since 2015, has investigated alleged forgery in land allotments near the India-Pakistan border, based on Rajasthan police FIRs. Vadra and his mother Maureen were previously questioned in this case.
On Wednesday, Vadra appeared before the ED for a second day, labeling the investigations as politically motivated. He claimed to have cooperated fully, providing thousands of documents, and urged closure of cases dating back 20 years, citing public distrust in probe agencies.
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