The ED claimed that Vadra, who is currently on bail, has been non-cooperative during questioning at agency’s office at Jamnagar in the national Capital
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Robert Vadra, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, to join the probe on Tuesday in connection with a money laundering case. The probing agency has been claiming that Vadra, is currently on interim bail till March 2 in connection with the case, has been non-cooperative during questioning at agency's office at Jamnagar in the national Capital.
Last week, the agency had also grilled Vadra in Jaipur twice in a separate case related to land allotments. His mother Maureen was also asked to depose, but was allowed to go after completion of brief legal procedures.
Vadra had filed an anticipatory bail application in the case linked to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square worth GBP 1.9 million. The property is allegedly owned by him.
The agency had earlier questioned him in the same case for three days in Delhi where the agency had sought properties, investments and income details from him.
"He was asked about whether he has acquired any property directly or through his companies. Vadra was the director of Skylight Hospitality, a company that was raided on December 11, 2018. He has been asked to handover documents pertaining to sale and purchase of properties between 2007 and 2012," an ED officer had said.
The agency also wants to know about his financial association with absconding arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. Investigators said that Bhandari, when questioned by the Income Tax department on April 30, 2016, confessed to financing Vadra's trip to France in 2012.
According to the I-T department document, which is now part of the ED investigation, Bhandari was asked, "I am showing you a copy of printout of flight ticked booked for Robert Vadra to travel from Nice, France to Delhi during the period 13.08.2012 to 19.08.2012. This is booked through agency from International Travel Home, Pahar Ganj, Delhi. Can you state whether this ticket was booked by you on behalf of Vadra and who made the payment?"
Replying to this Bhandari had said, "Yes, I confirm it was booked on his (Robert Vadra) instruction. As far as I remember it was purchased, but I don't remember how and who made the payments."
Earlier the agency has questioned Vadra about his nine properties in the UK bought illegally through kickbacks received in petroleum deals when the UPA government was in power. The properties were purchased between 2005 and 2010. The total value of these properties is around 12 million pounds, more than Rs 110 crore.
‘NO COOPERATION’
The ED claimed that Vadra, who is currently on bail, has been non-cooperative during questioning at agency’s office at Jamnagar in the national Capital.
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