Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
Robert Vadra

Businessman Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Husband of Congress newly appointed UP East general Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday moved to Patiala House Court seeking anticipatory bail petition in connection with a money laundering case.

The plea filed before CBI special judge Arvind Kumar is scheduled to go up for hearing on Saturday (Feb 2).

The case relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property — located at 12, Bryanston Square — worth 1.9 million pounds, which is allegedly owned by Vadra.

Speaking on his anticipatory bail plea, Robert Vadra said, ‘he is being targeted and is being subjected to false prosecution which has a colour of political witch hunt & that he is a law-abiding citizen’ 

Earlier on January 19, A Delhi court extended till February 6 the interim protection from arrest granted to Manoj Arora, a close aide of Robert Vadra, in the money laundering case. Arora was already under probe for another case by the Income Tax Department under the newly-enacted Black Money Act and also under tax law against absconding arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. Bhandari – Vadra links also reportedly emerged during this investigation

In its plea, the ED claimed that Arora arranged funds for Vadra’s undeclared assets overseas. It further alleged that the proceeds of crime were used to channel funds from the UAE. The ED had also sought a red corner notice to prevent Arora from fleeing India.

In December last year, Haryana state government has authorized the state police
to probe the land deal case against former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress former President Sonia Gandhi‘s son-in-law Robert Vadra.

An FIR was registered against Robert Vadra and BS Hooda on September 1, under the Prevention of Corruption Act and multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), in the alleged scam that dates back to 2008. Besides Vadra and Hooda, DLF Gurugram and Onkareshwar Properties Gurugram are also named in the FIR.

The FIR states that Vadra’s company, Sky Light Hospitality, allegedly purchased land in various places in Gurugram and sold them at exorbitant prices. However, Vadra rejected the allegations and claimed that the FIR was filed to divert people’s attention from the real issues.

By talharashid

Part-time Traveler| Full-time Political Enthusiast | Foodie | Strong Believer of Freedom of Speech and Expressions!

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