New Delhi, February 1: Robert Vadra on Friday moved a Delhi court seeking anticipatory bail in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Robert Vadra’s Deals May Come Under Renewed Scrutiny with Priyanka Gandhi’s Political Plunge.

A lawyer from the prosecution team confirmed that Vadra has sought anticipatory bail in the case in which his close aide Manoj Arora was granted interim protection from arrest till February 6. Enforcement Directorate Files Money Laundering Case Against Firm Linked to Robert Vadra.

The case relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property — located at 12, Bryanston Square — worth 1.9 million pounds (around Rs 18 crore), which is allegedly owned by Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi. The case will be heard tomorrow by the court. Robert Vadra Land Deal: Gurugram Police Gets Nod From Khattar Government in Haryana For Probe Into Case.

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On January 21, the Rajasthan High Court in another case had asked Robert Vadra and his partners in Skylight Hospitality Private Limited, including his mother Maureen Vadra to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on February 12 to respond to allegations of money laundering by the firm.

A Jodhpur bench of the high court gave the direction after vacating its earlier order that prevented the agency from taking any coercive action against Vadra and others. A bench of Justice P S Bhati, while asking Vadra and others to appear before the agency, however, refused to vacate the stay on their arrest and denied liberty to the ED to take them in custody.

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