Land Deal Case Live: Robert Vadra arrived in Jaipur along with his mother.
Businessman Robert Vadra appeared before the Enforcement Directorate along with his mother who is partner in a firm, Skyline Hospitality, for questioning in Jaipur in a money laundering case. The probe agency has accused Mr Vadra of letting the personal driver of an associate, Mahesh Nagar, pay for buying land in Rajasthan's Bikaner with a cheque drawn on behalf of his mother Maureen.
Investigators have also questioned the manner in which the transaction was done. The case dates back to 2017 when the Enforcement directorate arrested two associates of Mr Vadra while they were investigating land deals in Rajasthan. The Rajasthan High Court on January 21 directed Mr Vadra and his mother to appear before the ED for questioning in the alleged land scam.
Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jaipur along with his mother Maureen. His wife and newly-appointed Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached on Monday night.
Here are the live updates of Robert Vadra's questioning in the land deal case:
Robert Vadra allowed to go for lunch for an hour, scheduled to return for questioning
"So here we are my 75 year old mother n me in Jaipur to depose in front of the Enforcement Directorate. Not understanding the lows of this vindictive government to be harassing a senior citizen, who the world knows has lost her daughter in a car crash, her ailing son to diabetes, and her husband as well......", Robert Vadra had said in Facebook post
Neither Robert Vadra or any other employee of his company has been chargesheeted by Rajasthan police or CBI, says senior advocate KTS Tulsi
This is Robert Vadra's fourth appearance before the Enforcement Directorate and the first in Jaipur
Robert Vadra and his mother Maureen arrived at the Enforcement Directorate's office in Jaipur earlier in the day