The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday lodged a supplementary prosecution grievance (chargesheet) towards protection seller and London-based fugitive Sanjay Bhandari and others in reference to a cash laundering case, sources instructed India In the present day.
Sanjay Bhandari is allegedly a detailed affiliate of Priyanka Gandhi’s husband, Robert Vadra.
The probe company’s prosecution grievance is scheduled for consideration on November 24, sources stated.
The ED began its investigation towards Sanjay Bhandari after the Revenue Tax authorities filed a grievance towards him below the Black Cash (Undisclosed Overseas Revenue and Belongings) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015.
The chargesheet within the case was submitted by the probe company on June 1, 2020, implicating Sanjay Bhandari and several other different co-conspirators, which included quite a few firms floated by him in abroad jurisdiction.
The ED has been actively investigating Bhandari’s alleged ties with Robert Vadra, Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law, since 2018.
The investigation revolves round accusations that in the course of the UPA period, Bhandari obtained commissions and used the funds to amass properties in London, with Robert Vadra being recognized because the helpful proprietor.
Nonetheless, Robert Vadra has persistently denied these allegations.