FIR against Vadra, ex-haryana CM Hooda in 2008 land deal
NEW DELHI: A First Information Report or FIR has been filed against businessman Robert Vadra, the brother-in
law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda over alleged irregularities in a string of land deals in
Gurgaon.
“We received a complaint today from one Surinder Sharma, a resident of Nuh, in which he alleged irregularities in the
land deals,” Manesar Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Kumar said. Real estate developer DLF and Omkareshwar Properties have also been named in the FIR.
The FIR says that Vadra’s company Sky Light Hospitality purchased land in Gurgaon’s Sector 83, Shikohpur, Sikandarpur, Khedki Daula and Sihi for Rs. 7.5 crore and sold it back for Rs. 55 crore after a change in its classification. Vadra, however, denied the charges, saying it was an attempt to distract people from “real issues”. “It’s election season... there is an increase in oil prices... so let’s divert the real issues of people... what’s new?” he said. Vadra has been investigated for allegedly getting sweetheart land deals in Haryana when the Congress governed the state. A report by a judge has been shared with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar who took charge of the Haryana after the BJP displaced the Congress in 2014. The report has not yet been made public. The BJP says it’s being studied by the Supreme Court, but leaks have suggested that Vadra has been indicted along with Hooda.