A court in New Delhi has issued summons to businessman Robert Vadra and eight others in connection with a money laundering case related to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. Vadra, who is the husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and son-in-law of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has been directed to appear before the Special Court at Rouse Avenue on May 16. The court’s decision came after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED has accused Vadra of being involved in a fraudulent land transaction concerning 3.53 acres of land in Haryana’s Shikohpur village. It is alleged that the proceeds of the crime were generated through this transaction and routed through multiple companies supposedly controlled by Vadra. The agency further claims that the land deal involved false declarations and undervaluation, leading to evasion of stamp duty.
According to the ED, Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality Private Limited, acquired the land in Shikohpur in 2008 for Rs 7.50 crore from Omkareshwar Properties Private Limited. The ED alleges that no actual payment was made for the land and that the sale deed contained misleading information. The agency has provisionally attached 43 immovable properties worth Rs 38.69 crore, which are said to be linked to the proceeds of the crime.
