Delhi court extends interim protection from arrest to Vadra's aide till Feb 6

January 19, 2019 15:45

A Delhi court on Saturday extended till February 6 the interim protection from arrest granted to Manoj Arora, a close aide of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, in a money laundering case.

The Enforcement Directorate told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that Arora was cooperating in the probe.

"He joined the probe yesterday. So far he is cooperating," Special Public Prosecutor D P Singh, appearing for the ED, said.

ED's Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana sought two more weeks for arguments on the application which was allowed by the court.

Rana said it remained to be seen if Arora would cooperate further.

The case relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property -- located at 12, Bryanston Square -- worth 1.9 million pounds, which is allegedly owned by Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

In the last hearing, Arora had alleged before the court that the case was foisted on him by the NDA government out of "political vendetta". -- PTI

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