In spite of the Enforcement Directorate’s allegations on Robert Vadra, a special court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Robert Vadra with a fine of ₹5 lakhs and some restrictions on his foreign travels in a money laundering case. The court also granted the bail to a close aide of Robert Vadra, Manoj Arora, both of whom were on interim bail currently.
A special judge Arvind Kumar granted the bail to Robert Vadra on imposing a fine of ₹5 lakh and a surety of the amount. The court has said that Vadra cannot travel outside India without prior information to the court.
The previous week, the court extended Robert Vadra’s interim protection from arrest till March 27. On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate sought custodial interrogation of Vadra alleging him to be an influential person and might hamper the investigation.
Robert Vadra submitted a bail plea saying that he was being politically targeted and the investigation is not just serving the law purposes but are also ruining his image. which was denied after enforcement directorate alleged that Robert Vadra tried to threaten the witness and destroy the pieces of evidence against him.
ED also told the court that Vadra’s claims to be politically hunted and harassed by the investigative agency during the hearing of his anticipatory bail plea were baseless.
Vadra has been alleged of a money laundering case in the purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square, worth 1.9 million pounds.