Businessman Robert Vadra cannot be arrested in money laundering case till February 16, Delhi court said. The money laundering case has been filed by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged wrongdoing in a deal of a London based property worth 1.9 million pounds, his lawyer said.
The husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was recently appointed in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, denied the probe agency's allegations as "political vendetta in an election year".
"Vadra was beneficially controlling the property at 12, Bryanston Square in London, UK, which was valued at 1.9 million pound, and not only executing renovation work of this property but also arranging funds for the same," the ED told the Delhi court. In the past, Mr Vadra has alleged that the government led by PM Modi has been out to get him with false cases to harass the Congress party, Mr Vadra's lawyer said.
"This thing has been going on since 2016. Till date, they do not have any evidence. Robert Vadra will come here (on February 6) and he is ready for any investigation and entire record has been given to investigators years ago and they found nothing wrong", he added.