This comes after the ED filed a chargesheet against Robert Vadra, a businessman and relative of Congress Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Chhattisgarh’s ex-CM and current Congress MLA Bhupesh Baghel’s son, Chaitanya Baghel, in a money laundering case
Harak Singh Rawat. Pic/x@ single_soul1
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has filed a chargesheet against Uttarakhand Congress leader and former minister Harak Singh Rawat and his wife, in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged usurping of two land parcels in Dehradun, the market value of which is more than Rs 70 crore.
This comes after the ED filed a chargesheet against Robert Vadra, a businessman and relative of Congress Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Chhattisgarh’s ex-CM and current Congress MLA Bhupesh Baghel’s son, Chaitanya Baghel, in a money laundering case. The Chhattisgarh Congress on Saturday also announced it will stage an economic blockade across the state on July 22.
Those named in the chargesheet include Harak Singh Rawat, his wife Deepti Rawat, his alleged associate Birendra Singh Kandari, Laxmi Singh Rana and the Smt. Poorna Devi Memorial Trust. The federal probe agency said in a statement that the prosecution complaint was filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PLA) court in the state capital, Dehradun. According to ED investigations, Birendra Singh Kandari and Harak Singh Rawat got lands registered in the names of their relatives, Deepti Rawat and Laxmi Rana.
The investigation further found that, in defiance of explicit court directives, the late Sushila Rani and several others went ahead and registered power of attorney papers for two separate land parcels. Subsequently, Birendra Singh Kandari — known to have close ties with Harak Singh Rawat — sold these plots to Deepti Rawat and Laxmi Rana at prices significantly below the official circle rate for the locality.
ED states that these properties now form part of the Doon Institute of Medical Sciences, which functions under the Shrimati Poorna Devi Memorial Trust — a trust believed to be fully controlled by Harak Singh Rawat and his family members. It’s worth noting that back in January 2025, the ED had already provisionally seized around 101 bighas of land related to this matter. While the government value of this land stands at about Rs 6.56 crore, its present market worth is estimated to exceed Rs 70 crore.
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