Supplementary charge sheet against Robert Vadra in money laundering case, court gives more time to ED

Rouse Avenue Court on Robert Vadra: Hearing was held on Saturday in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on the supplementary charge sheet filed against businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. This hearing was conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case related to fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari living in London.

ED sought time to submit additional documents related to this charge sheet in the court, which was accepted by the court. The special court has scheduled the next hearing of the case on January 24, 2026. Vadra has been made an accused in this case.

accused of money laundering

This case started with the Income Tax Department raid in 2016, when Sanjay Bhandari’s premises in Delhi were raided. Bhandari is a controversial defense advisor. He is accused of money laundering through foreign shell companies by taking commission in defense deals. According to the ED investigation, Bhandari invested the ill-gotten gains in UK and Dubai properties through UAE-registered shell companies between 2009 and 2016.

According to officials, Vadra’s statement was recorded under PMLA in July this year. The Federal Anti-Money Laundering Agency linked Robert Vadra to overseas financial transactions and properties linked to Bhandari, who is already accused of having undisclosed assets abroad.

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Bhandari left India in 2016. He has since been declared a fugitive economic offender by a Delhi court. The ED investigation began with a series of income-tax raids on Bhandari in 2016, which allegedly led to the recovery of emails and documents that pointed to his links with Vadra and his associates.

The ED has earlier attached several properties in India which are said to be linked to Vadra or his associated companies. It has also been claimed that these are the proceeds of crime earned from Bhandari’s foreign transactions. -with agency input