ED Summons Robert Vadra Again in Haryana Land Deal Money-Laundering Probe
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday issued fresh summons to businessman Robert Vadra in a money-laundering case linked to the Shikhopur land deal in Haryana.
This is the second time the ED has summoned Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in connection with the controversial land transaction. He was first called for questioning on April 8 but failed to appear.
Officials confirmed the probe is related to suspected illegal gains from land deals during the tenure of the then Congress-led Haryana government. The ED is probing whether Vadra laundered money through dubious land transactions.
The allegations centre around a 50-acre plot in Amipur village, allegedly acquired by Vadra’s firm under favorable terms during the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in 2008.
Sources claim Vadra made illegal gains of over ₹50 crore within months of purchasing the land. The ED is examining whether funds were laundered through shell companies or layered transactions.
In 2011, Arvind Kejriwal, then a civil rights activist, accused Vadra of receiving an interest-free loan of ₹65 crore and discounted land prices from real estate giant DLF in exchange for political favours.
DLF, however, denied any wrongdoing, stating the loan was a business advance and that transactions with Vadra were strictly commercial. “No quid pro quo took place,” the company had said at the time.
Apart from the ED, the Central Bureau of Investigation is also probing alleged irregularities involving Robert Vadra, former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and DLF.
These investigations are being carried out under the Prevention of Corruption Act and other applicable sections, based on findings from earlier reports and whistleblower inputs.
