ED Names Priyanka Gandhi Vadra In The PMLA Case Chargesheet

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has included Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the chargesheet filed against NRI businessman CC Thampi and Sumit Chadha, a British national, citing an investigation report revealing Priyanka Gandhi purchased land in Faridabad apart from Robert Vadra and Thampi, officials said.

ED had named her husband, Robert Vadra, in earlier charge sheets to the case.

Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra have not been named as accused despite the investigative agency”s findings that Robert Vadra and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, between 2006 and 2006, purchased about 40.8 acres of land and a house, respectively, in Amipur village of Faridabad, through property dealer HL Pahwa (close to Thampi), which was sold back to Pahwa in December 2010.

Meanwhile, the report said that a probe has been initiated with respect to a property purchased by Vadra in London. The press note said, “During the course of investigation in this case, it was found that a long and thick relationship exists between CC Thampi and Robert Vadra. Not only a personal or cordial bond, but common and similar business interests are also found between them.”

Thampi, who has been under custody since January 2020, revealed that he knew Vadra for over 10 years.

“It is imperative to mention that Robert Vadra also purchased three pieces of land measuring 334 kanals (40.08 acres) in Amipur from [the same] HL Pahwa from 2005–2006 and sold the same land to Pahwa in December 2010. Further, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, wife of Robert Vadra, also purchased agricultural land measuring 40 kanal (5 acres) in village Amipur from Pahwa in April 2006 and sold the same land to Pahwa in February 2010,” the charge sheet said.

The case also involves fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. He is under investigation for money laundering, violating foreign exchange laws, and violating the Official Secrets Act. He fled India for the UK in 2016.