The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to a 2008 land deal in Shikohpur village, Gurugram, Haryana. This marks the first time Mr. Vadra has been named in a chargesheet in a criminal case. The chargesheet, filed in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court, names 11 individuals and entities as accused, including Mr. Vadra, his company Sky Light Hospitality Pvt Ltd, Omkareshwar Properties Pvt Ltd, and their heads Satyanand Yaji and Kewal Singh Virk. The court is yet to take cognizance of the chargesheet.
According to ED sources, the case stems from a 2008 FIR registered by the Gurugram Police, alleging that Mr. Vadra fraudulently purchased 3.53 acres of land in Shikohpur village through his entity, M/s Sky Light Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., from M/s Onkareshwar Properties Pvt. Ltd. for ₹7.5 crore. The police claimed the purchase was made through a "false" declaration. The ED's investigation revealed that Mr. Vadra's company, Skylight Hospitality, purchased the land in February 2008 and sold it to DLF in 2012 for ₹58 crore. The ED alleges that Mr. Vadra obtained a commercial license for the land through his personal influence.
In July 2025, the ED issued a Provisional Attachment Order for 43 immovable properties worth ₹37.64 crore belonging to Robert Vadra and his entities, including M/s Sky Light Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Vadra has consistently denied any wrongdoing, claiming the case is a "political vendetta" against him and his family, including former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. His office issued a statement asserting that the proceedings are an extension of a political witch hunt by the current government and that he will cooperate and defend himself in court.
The BJP has seized upon the chargesheet, with party leaders asserting that it demonstrates the "might of the law" and that no one is above it. The BJP has also accused the Nehru-Gandhi family of being the "most corrupt family" in the world. In April 2025, BJP leaders dismissed claims of political vendetta, emphasizing that no one has a "license to loot". They urged the Congress party to respond to the allegations and trust the legal process. The BJP has further alleged that the Congress party has been issuing threats to the investigating agencies.
The case has faced scrutiny since 2012 when IAS officer Ashok Khemka, then Director General of Land Consolidation and Land Records-cum-Inspector-General of Registration of Haryana, cancelled the mutation of the land deal, deeming it a violation of state consolidation act and related procedures. An FIR was also filed in 2018 against Hooda, Vadra, DLF, and Onkareshwar Properties, alleging criminal conspiracy, cheating, fraud, and forgery under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
