Delhi court summons Robert Vadra, 8 others in money laundering case

A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband, businessman Robert Vadra, and others in connection with a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur.

The summonses were issued as the Rouse Avenue Court took cognisance of a prosecution complaint (equivalent of a chargesheet) filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Vadra and eight other accused have been ordered to appear before the court on May 16.

During the hearing, the judge observed that the scope of the probe is "very narrow" at the current stage. The court said it was confining itself to technical arguments regarding jurisdiction and that other arguments would be considered during the framing of charges.

During Wednesday's court proceedings, Vadra's counsel asserted that no case is made against the businessman in the matter, urging the court to not take cognisance of the prosecution complaint.

The ED case stems from an FIR filed in September 2018 against Vadra, along with then Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, real estate giant DLF, and a property dealer.

Charges pertaining to corruption, forgery, and cheating, among others, were invoked against the accused individuals and entities.

As per the ED, Vadra's company had allegedly purchased a 3.5-acre plot in Gurugram's Shikophur from Omkareshwar Properties for Rs 7.5 crore back in February 2008.

The firm, subsequently, sold the parcel of land for Rs 58 crore to DLF, according to the probe agency. Suspecting the proceeds to be part of a money laundering scheme, the central agency initiated a probe into the money trail behind the windfall gains.

Vadra was named in a supplementary prosecution complaint filed by the ED in connection with the case on July 17, 2025.