ED files chargesheet against Robert Vadra in money laundering case

The ED has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint against Robert Vadra in the Shikohpur land deal case.

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in a money laundering case against Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband and businessman Robert Vadra.

It also includes the names of many other individuals and companies.

According to the information, the ED has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint against Robert Vadra in the Shikohpur land deal case.

The case dates back to September 2018, when an FIR was registered against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, then Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda, real estate company DLF and a property dealer.

The FIR alleges corruption, forgery and fraud, among others.

ED is investigating three money laundering cases against Robert Vadra, in which the case is related to the purchase of two properties. Vadra was linked to two properties named Bryanston Square and Grosvenor Hill Court. Both these properties are said to be linked to Sanjay Bhandari.

ED suspects that these benami properties may belong to Vadra, and their repair was done by Sanjay on the instructions of Vadra. This claim was also made in the ED's 2023 charge sheet.

What happened in the interrogation?

According to ED sources, Vadra kept mum on his financial relations with Bhandari and his family. ED fears that Vadra is hiding important information, which can become a serious matter under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Robert Vadra denies properties

Robert Vadra has rejected the allegations leveled by ED and said that I have not bought any property in London either directly or indirectly. All this is being done out of political revenge.

About Money Laundering
Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money by taking money obtained from illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the money to a legitimate source, usually through a shell organization.

Money laundering is itself illegal; the acts that generate the money are almost always criminal in some way.

As financial crimes have become more complex and financial intelligence more important in combating international crime and terrorism, money laundering has become a major political, economic, and legal debate. Most countries implement some anti-money laundering measures.