The hearing regarding the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet against businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a money laundering case linked to UK-based defence dealer Sanjay Bhandari has been rescheduled. The Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi will now address the matter on February 26. The delay occurred as the ED requested more time to provide certain documents related to the prosecution complaint.
The chargesheet is connected to a money laundering case involving Sanjay Bhandari, accused of possessing undisclosed assets abroad. This case involves a renewed investigation into previous allegations concerning foreign assets and illegal financial transactions. The ED, after completing its investigation, named Vadra as an accused and sought cognisance of its prosecution complaint.
During the probe, Vadra’s statement was recorded in July 2025 under Section 50 of the PMLA. Bhandari, the main accused, is facing charges related to undisclosed overseas assets and has been declared a fugitive economic offender by a Delhi court. The ED’s investigation originated from income-tax raids on Bhandari in 2016, revealing links with Vadra and his associates.
The ED has attached several properties in India allegedly linked to Vadra or his associated entities, claiming they are proceeds of crime from Bhandari’s offshore dealings. Separately, the ED informed a Special Court that Vadra received Rs 58 crore as proceeds of crime from a questionable land deal in Gurugram. The agency provisionally attached 43 immovable properties worth Rs 38.69 crore as part of its investigation.
