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Businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, summoned for questioning by ED.
The extradition cases of Bhandari, Modi, and Mallya are currently awaiting resolution in the UK, as they have appealed in higher courts against deportation to India.
The Enforcement Directorate has reportedly leveled serious allegations against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in connection with the Haryana land scam case
The ED asserts that Robert Vadra has close links with CC Thampi, an arms dealer.
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The Special Judge has also permitted the Enforcement Directorate to carry out further investigation in this case
The ED had mentioned about specific charges of alleged possession of undisclosed properties by Sanjay Bhandari in foreign countries
This reportedly included his links to a flat in London, in which the agency had questioned Robert Vadra, had denied any wrongdoing
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked Sanjay Bhandari, the alleged arms dealer and close aide of Robert Vadra, for corruption in procuring contract for a DFCU project of OPAL at Dahej in Gujarat.
Thampi, who was arrested in connection with the money laundering case involving businessman Robert Vadra, has sought court's permission to travel abroad for two weeks to the UAE
A list of over 40 questions were asked by the ED team during Vadra's questioning. Among a host of things, the ED quizzed Vadra on his email exchanges with Sanjay Bhandari, the alleged arms dealer who is currently absconding, and his relationship with Dubai-based NRI businessman CC Thampi, alleged to be a close aide of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
On a day when he was placed along with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and wife Priyanka on party's poster, he appeared before ED for questioning on charges of money laundering. Watch special debate on the big development of the day.
The others in the list include Nirav Modi's wife Ami Nirav Modi and son Neeshal Modi, liquor baron Vijay Mallya, cricket czar Lalit Modi and arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.
Modi's leaving the country once again brings to limelight the cases of other economic offenders like Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Deepak Talwar and Sanjay Bhandari on the run.
The ED had earlier said Bhandari has acquired assets worth over Rs 150 crore outside India, which he had not declared for taxation purposes before the Income Tax authorities.
The BJP fielded Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to attack the Congress leadership over the media report which claimed that Vadra had "links" with arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.
Bhandari is alleged to have moved to London via Nepal giving a slip to the police which had registered a case under the provisions of Officials Secrets Act.
The Income Tax department has booked arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari under the new and stringent anti-black money Act and is mulling attaching his foreign and domestic assets as part of a tax evasion probe against him.
India may seek Nepal's help to foil escape bids of its wanted criminals through that country's soil after an accused arms dealer is suspected to have travelled to the UK via Kathmandu.
An IB report of 2011 shows that arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari was in regular touch with Robert Vadra.
Sonia Gandhi accused PM Narendra Modi of behaving like a "Shehenshah".
In an explosive 'revelation', BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has claimed that Robert Vadra is paying hefty amount to get fast-track British citizenship.
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