Benami property case: Robert Vadra's troubles escalate, ED seeks High Court's permission for questioning

Jodhpur, 17 January 2021 Sunday

Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra's troubles are escalating, the ED has now filed an application against him in the Rajasthan High Court over the benami assets, after which the Rajasthan High Court has decided to hear the case.

According to sources, the ED has sought permission from the court to arrest and interrogate Robert Vadra and Mahesh Nagar on the benami assets. Leading Supreme Court lawyer KTS will represent Tulsi Vadra.

What is this case

In 2007, Vadra started a company called Skylight Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. He and his mother Maureen were directors of the company. The company was later renamed Skylight Hospitality Ltd. Liability. Will.

Vadra's company bought 270 bighas of land in the Kolayat area of ​​Jodhpur in 2012 through some brokers for Rs 79 lakh, which was allotted for the Indian Army's Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner. The displaced were allotted 1,400 vigha of land elsewhere, but some sold the land to Vadra's company by forging documents.