A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband, businessman Robert Vadra, and eight others in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in a land deal in Shikohpur, Haryana.
The summons were issued after the court of Special Judge Sushant Changotra (Ross Street) took cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet filed in the case in July last year. The court asked the accused to appear before it on May 16.
The allegations in the case relate to a 3.53-acre land at Shikohpur in Gurugram. The executive alleged that Robert Vadra’s company, Sky Light Hospitality, fraudulently purchased the land from Onkareshwar Properties on February 12, 2008. It named Robert Vadra among the accused.
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The agency alleged that false advertisements were made in the land acquisition process and claimed that a business license was obtained through his personal influence.
The ED Prosecutor, Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain, argued this $It was shown that the Rs 7.5 crore payment for the land was made through a check that was never encashed. The ED claimed that the land was later sold to DLF for a higher amount.
The ED had issued an interim order in July last year annexing 43 immovable properties worth around Rs. 37.64 crore as part of the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
