Priyanka Gandhi Named in ED Chargesheet in Money Laundering Case

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s name was mentioned in a chargesheet by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case involving arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.

ED has mentioned the name of her husband, Robert Vadra in the chargesheet.

ED claims that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra bought land in Haryana through a Delhi-based real estate agent who also sold land to NRI businessman CC Thampi. According to the ED, Vadra and Thampi have a close relationship of “common and business interests”.

Sanjay Bhandari is a fugitive arms dealer, who is under investigation for money laundering, violation of foreign exchange and black money laws, and the Official Secrets Act. He fled from India to the UK in 2016.