The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a detailed chargesheet accusing Robert Vadra, husband of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, of receiving Rs 58 crore in proceeds of crime from a tainted Gurugram land transaction. According to the ED, Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality Pvt Ltd, played a central role in the alleged money laundering scheme.
The July 17 chargesheet claims Vadra’s firm acquired a 3.5-acre plot in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village as a bribe, contrary to his public assertion that the land was purchased for Rs 7.5 crore. Investigators allege the cheque meant for payment was never cashed, and the sale deed was based on false details.
The ED alleges that Omkareshwar Properties Pvt Ltd handed over the land to Vadra’s company without any actual payment, in return for his supposed clout with then-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda to secure a lucrative housing license.
How the Rs 58 crore windfall happened
The agency states the land, obtained through influence and fraud, was later sold to real estate major DLF for Rs 58 crore. Of this, Rs 53 crore allegedly moved through Skylight Hospitality, while another Rs 5 crore went via Blue Breeze Trading. The ED claims these funds were used to purchase multiple properties and make investments.
So far, the ED has provisionally attached 43 properties worth over ₹38 crore, identifying them as either direct or equivalent proceeds of crime.
First criminal chargesheet against Vadra
The special PMLA court has issued a notice to Vadra and scheduled a hearing for August 28 to decide whether to take cognisance of the complaint. Vadra, maintaining his stance, called the allegations a “political witch-hunt”.
This is the first criminal chargesheet filed against him, marking a major escalation in the long-running probe that has shadowed the Gandhi family’s political narrative.
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