New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s brother in law Robert Vadra on Wednesday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with his alleged links in a money laundering case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets.
Vadra arrived at the ED office on Wednesday accompanied by his wife Priyanka Gandhi vadra, who is the general secretary of AICC for Uttar Pradesh (east). Speaking to reporters after dropping off her husband at the ED office, Priyanka said,”I stand by my husband.”
Mr Vadra is being questioned by a team headed by a Joint Director and two Deputy Directors besides a few other officers, a senior officer of the probe agency said on the condition of anonymity. 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, which is allegedly owned by Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
There were 36 questions prepared for him by the ED’s investigation team, the source added. During his questioning, he has denied links with another accused in this case Sanjay Bhandari and also denied having any property in London, another source in the probing agency said. Mr Vadra has been granted interim bail by a Delhi court till February 16. The court had asked him to join probe in person and cooperate with the investigation agency