New Delhi, November 20, 2025 — The Enforcement Directorate has submitted a new chargesheet against businessman Robert Vadra in a money-laundering case connected to UK-based defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari, official sources confirmed on Wednesday.
The prosecution complaint was filed before a special PMLA court in Delhi. This marks the second money-laundering chargesheet against Vadra this year. In July, the agency had named him in another case involving alleged irregularities linked to a land deal in Haryana’s Shikohpur. Vadra, 56, has been questioned multiple times during the probe into his association with Bhandari.
Bhandari, who fled to London in 2016 after Income Tax authorities raided his premises in Delhi, was declared a fugitive economic offender earlier this year. A UK court has already rejected India’s extradition request. The ED registered a criminal case against him in 2017 after taking cognisance of the Income Tax department’s charges under the 2015 anti–black money law.
The agency has previously filed two chargesheets in the Bhandari matter and continues to investigate his alleged links with Vadra, particularly regarding a London property that has been under scrutiny. Vadra has consistently denied owning any property in the UK, directly or indirectly.
Officials said further investigation is underway.
ED Files Fresh Money-Laundering Chargesheet Against Robert Vadra in Sanjay Bhandari Case
