ED mentions Priyanka Gandhi in its PMLA case charge sheet

ED HAS NAMED VADRA IN CHARGE SHEETS RELATED TO THE CASE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME PRIYANKA WAS MENTIONED IN A DOCUMENT GIVEN TO COURT

- Neeraj Chauhan

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, the Enforcement Directorate has claimed, while adding that Vadra and Thampi have a "long and thick" relationship that extends to "common and business interests".

The larger case involves fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, who is under investigation by multiple agencies for money laundering, violation of foreign exchange and black money laws, and the Official Secrets Act. He fled India for the UK in 2016. Thampi has been accused of facilitating Bhandari to hide proceeds of crime, along with Sumit Chadha, a British national.

Though ED has named Robert Vadra in earlier charge sheets related to the case as a close aide of Thampi, this is the first time that Priyanka Gandhi has been mentioned in an official document submitted to court.