Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 17: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against businessman Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to a controversial land deal in Shikohpur, Haryana.
The prosecution complaint, submitted before the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), names 11 accused, including Vadra, his firm Sky Light Hospitality, and others such as Satyanand Yajee, Kewal Singh Virk, and Onkareshwar Properties.
According to the ED, Sky Light Hospitality “fraudulently” acquired 3.53 acres of land in Shikohpur village, Gurugram, for Rs 7.5 crore through a "false declaration". The charge sheet further alleges that Vadra used his “personal influence” to secure a commercial licence for the land.

The agency also revealed that it has attached 43 immovable properties worth ?37.64 crore belonging to Vadra and his companies, linking them to the ongoing probe.
Vadra was recently questioned in multiple sessions by the ED in April this year, during which his statements were recorded.
The land deal, which dates back to February 2008, occurred during the Congress government’s tenure in Haryana, when Bhupinder Singh Hooda was Chief Minister. Notably, the mutation process for the land — typically a lengthy administrative procedure — was reportedly completed the next day.
Later that year, Vadra obtained permission to develop a housing project on the plot. By June 2008, he had sold the land to real estate giant DLF for ?58 crore, a significant jump from the purchase price.
The ED suspects the transaction was part of a money laundering scheme involving suspicious financial gains.
In October 2012, then IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who was serving as Director General of Land Consolidation and Land Records in Haryana, cancelled the deal, citing procedural violations.
However, in 2013, a government panel gave a clean chit to both Vadra and DLF. The controversy reignited after the BJP came to power in Haryana, and a formal FIR was registered by the state police against Vadra, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and others.
The case continues to stir political tensions, with the latest legal action likely to further sharpen scrutiny on land deals involving high-profile individuals during the Congress regime.