Overview
- Rouse Avenue Court, which ruled on Wednesday, took cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s complaint and called Robert Vadra and eight others to appear on May 16.
- The judge said there is sufficient prima facie material under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and noted the court can proceed even though the predicate FIR from Gurugram police remains under probe.
- The ED alleges a fraudulent sale deed in a 2008 Gurugram land purchase for Rs 7.5 crore, claims the cheque was never encashed, and says the plot was later sold to DLF for Rs 58 crore with funds routed through Vadra-linked firms.
- Summons went to Vadra, associate Kewal Singh Virk, and companies including Skylight Hospitality, Sky Light Realty, Real Earth Estates, Blue Breeze Trading, North India IT Parks, Lambodar Art, and SGY Properties, while the court declined to summon Satyanand Yajee for lack of material.
- As part of the probe, the ED last year provisionally attached 43 properties worth about Rs 37.64 crore, and Vadra denies any wrongdoing, calling the case a political vendetta.