Court allows Robert Vadra to travel abroad for six weeks

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Jun 3, 2019, 13:58 IST

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Robert Vadra has been allowed by Court to travel to USA and Netherlands but he can't travel to London
Court has said in case any look out circular is issued, it will remain suspended during this period
Vadra will appear before the court on June 4 to answer questions emerging from some fresh evidences

NEW DELHI: A CBI Special Court in Delhi on Monday allowed Congress president Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra who has been accused in a money laundering case to travel abroad for six weeks for medical treatment. Recently, the CBI had sought cancellation of the anticipatory bail given to him and also opposed his plea for foreign travel.
Robert Vadra has been allowed by the court to travel to USA and Netherlands but he can't travel to London. Subsequently, Vadra withdrew his travel request to London.
The court has said in case any look out circular is issued, it will remain suspended during this period.
The agency recently sought cancellation of the anticipatory bail given to him and also opposed his plea for foreign travel.
Last week on Friday, Vadra had skipped his scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad.
They said Vadra has cited bad health as the reason for missing the date.
The agency asked him to appear on June 4 to answer questions emerging from some fresh evidences brought out in the case, they said.
On Thursday, Vadra was grilled for about five hours when the investigating officer of the case recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The businessman made public comments on social media on Thursday saying it was the 11th time he appeared before probe agencies and has been subjected to 70 hours of questioning so far.
"I maintain my belief in the Indian judiciary. I have and will adhere to all summons/norms of government agencies. I have deposed 11 times with questioning of approximately 70 hours. In future also, I will cooperate, till my name is cleared of all false allegations and accusations," Vadra said.
The ED case against Vadra relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square worth 1.9 million GBP (British pounds), which is allegedly owned by him. Vadra has also appeared before the ED multiple times in connection with the criminal money laundering cases related to alleged irregularities of land allotment in Rajasthan's Bikaner.
Vadra has denied the allegations of possessing illegal foreign assets and termed them a political witch-hunt against him. He said he was being "hounded and harassed" to subserve political ends.