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ED says Vadra custodial probe needed

Mr Vadra ‘was not cooperating with the investigation in the case’, the agency told before Justice Chandra Shekhar.

New Delhi: Noose seems to be tightening around Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi as the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it wanted custodial interrogation of Mr Vadra because the “money chain” in a case of money laundering was allegedly directly linked to him.

Mr Vadra ‘was not cooperating with the investigation in the case’, the agency told before Justice Chandra Shekhar. Mr Vadra is facing allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property — estimated at 1.9 million pounds. The case is being probed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Mr Vadra’s lawyer denying the ED’s claims saying his client had cooperated in the investigation.

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