According to reports, today Enforcement Directorate raided the offices of Robert Vadra, the son in law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The ED raided three locations related to close aids of Vadra and reportedly, his office.
Sources: Enforcement Directorate officials reach three locations in Delhi connected to close aides of Robert Vadra pic.twitter.com/YwxzbMyPDB
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
The lawyer of Robert Vadra said that ED has locked the offices of Skylight hospitality, and did not allow anyone to go inside.
They have locked our people of Skylight hospitality inside, they are not allowing anyone to go inside. Is this nazism? Is this a jail?: Lawyer of #RobertVadra on ED team at three locations connected to close aides of Vadra (ANI) pic.twitter.com/SZFtGXaCot
— India TV (@indiatvnews) December 7, 2018
ED sources told media that the persons being raided had received money in their bank accounts from defence suppliers.
ED Sources: ED has evidence that the persons being raided had received money in their bank accounts from defence suppliers. https://t.co/zbAZv59uqt
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
It is alleged Robert Vadra has close links with arms dealers. One of his close associate Sanjay Bhandari had tried to partner with Dassault Aviation. But Dassault had refused his offer after learning about Bhandari’s association with Vadra.
Robert Vadra is also under investigation in a money laundering case related to a land deal. It is alleged that Vadra had “fraudulently” acquiring land in Bikaner meant for rehabilitation of poor villagers through his company Sky Light Hospitality Pvt Ltd. ED had sent two summoned to Vadra to appear before them, but he had ignored both the summons. ED issued the third summons today which was also ignored by Robert Vadra.
Earlier Vadra had said that the summons of ED is‘ political witch-hunts’ and said that the investigation agencies have an agenda to tarnish his reputation.
