A money laundering case has been filed against Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in connection with an alleged fraudulent land transaction in Shikohpur, Gurugram. The agency claims it generated illicit gains of Rs 58 crore, that was subsequently laundered into multiple assets.
Mr Vadra’s associates Satyanand Yajee and Kewal Singh Virk, and several companies linked to him, including M/s Sky Light Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, M/s Sky Light Realty Pvt. Ltd., and M/s Onkareshwar Properties Pvt. Ltd. (now SGY Properties Pvt. Ltd.) are also named in the case
The chargesheet of the case, accessed by NDTV, indicates that the case is linked to a First Information Repot filed by the Haryana Police in September 2018, which also named former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, DLF Ltd. The allegations against them include cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The ED registered its money laundering case in December 2018.
According to the agency, SLHPL purchased 3.5 acres of land from Onkareshwar Properties for Rs 7.5 crore as per the sale deed, though the actual agreed consideration was Rs 15 crore.
The payment mentioned in the deed – by cheque – was never encashed.
The Enforcement Directorate claims this misrepresentation not only led to a stamp duty evasion of around Rs 45 lakh but also constituted a quid pro quo, with the land being transferred without genuine payment in exchange for Vadra’s alleged influence to secure a commercial licence for Onkareshwar Properties in the same village.