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London Dreams And A Million-Pound Home: Robert Vadra May Appear Before ED In Money Laundering Case
Robert Vadra (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Robert Vadra, husband of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 6 February in connection with a money laundering case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets, reports News18.
The controversial businessman was directed by a Delhi court to cooperate with the investigation being carried out by the ED after he knocked on its door seeking anticipatory bail in this case.
News18 quoted sources as saying that when Vadra appears, he will be quizzed about the transactions, purchase and possession of immovable properties in London and his statement would be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The court last week granted him interim bail till 16 February and had asked him to join the investigation by appearing in person on 6 February in this case.
The case relates to the purchase of a property in London, worth 1.9 million pounds, and is said to be owned by Vadra.
ED reportedly told the court that it had information about properties in London which belonged to Vadra including two houses worth five and four million pounds each, six other flats and more properties.
"We want him to come and inform the court about his properties," the ED counsel was quoted as saying by News18.
In December last, ED carried out raids at the premises of a firm linked to Vadra in Delhi. It also questioned his associate Manoj Arora in connection with the case. Vadra, however, had alleged that he was being ‘hounded’ and ‘harassed’ to serve political ends.
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