Vadra grilled by ED in money-laundering case; to join probe again

New Delhi: Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for about three hours on Wednesday in connection with a money-laundering case, officials said.
Vadra reached the agency’s office at Jamnagar House in central Delhi at around 10:30 am along with his lawyers and left after about three hours of questioning, they added. The businessman told the investigating officer (IO) of the case that he was not well and hence, the recording of his statement was discontinued, the officials said.
They added that Vadra was expected to join the probe again on Friday. On Wednesday, it was a scheduled appearance of Vadra before the ED in a criminal complaint related to allegations of money laundering to purchase assets abroad, the officials said.
A group of Vadra’s supporters raised slogans in his favour outside the ED office, before being dispersed by the police. Vadra had skipped the summons on Tuesday, citing bad health.
He was questioned by the ED sleuths in connection with the case for 23 hours over three days of deposition earlier this month. He has been asked by a Delhi court to cooperate in the probe being conducted by the central probe agency.
The ED case against Vadra relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property, located at 12, Bryanston Square and worth 1.9 million pounds, which is allegedly owned by the businessman in a “benami” way. (PTI)