Bikaner land scam: ED conducts raid at Vadra aide's premises

February 09, 2018 17:11

The central probe agency, Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Friday conducted raids on the premises of Congress leader Mahesh Nagar in Faridabad, Haryana, in connection with the Bikaner land scam case.

As per the ED, Nagar was the official representative of private firm Skylight Hospitality to procure land in Rajasthan's Bikaner district. The firm is said to have links with former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.

On December 22, the ED arrested Jaiprakash Bagarwa and Ashok Kumar under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) regarding the same case. -- ANI

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