Robert Vadra gets bail in ₹58 crore land deal scam:Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi’s husband pays ₹50,000 bond for the bail

Businessman Robert Vadra got bail in Shikohpur land deal scam in Gurugram on Saturday, 16 May, 2026. The Rouse Avenue Court has granted bail to Robert Vadra on a bail bond of ₹50,000 and one surety. It is to be noted that in February 2008, Robert Vadra’s company Skylight Hospitality had purchased 3.5 acres of land in Shikohpur village, Gurugram, for ₹7.5 crore from Onkareshwar Properties. This land deal took place at a time when the Congress government was in power in Haryana and Bhupinder Singh Hooda was the Chief Minister. Ten years later, in 2018, Haryana Police registered an FIR against Robert Vadra, Bhupinder Hooda, DLF, and Onkareshwar Properties. In this case, along with Vadra, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is also an accused. He is accused of having profited Vadra’s company while he was Chief Minister. Read the complete Vadra case in detail Land Deal in 2008: In February 2008, Robert Vadra’s company Skylight Hospitality purchased 3.5 acres of land in Shikohpur village, Gurugram, from Omkareshwar Properties for ₹7.5 crore. The same year, the Haryana government, led by then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, granted a licence to develop a commercial colony on 2.7 acres of this land. Subsequently, instead of building a colony, Skylight company sold this land to DLF for ₹58 crore, making a profit of approximately ₹50 crore. IAS Officer Canceled Mutation: In 2012, Ashok Khemka, then Director of Land Registration for the Haryana government, cancelled the land’s mutation (transfer of ownership), citing irregularities in the deal. Khemka had claimed that rules were violated in the process of granting the licence to Skylight and that the deal was suspicious. Subsequently, he was transferred, making the matter even more controversial. FIR Registered in 2018: In 2018, Haryana Police registered an FIR against Robert Vadra, Bhupinder Hooda, DLF, and Onkareshwar Properties based on a complaint. A case was registered under IPC sections 420, 120, 467, 468, and 471 on charges of fraud, criminal conspiracy, and corruption. Later, new charges were added under IPC section 423. Allegations Against Bhupinder Singh Hooda When this land deal took place, the Congress government was in power in Haryana, and Bhupinder Singh Hooda was the Chief Minister. About a month after purchasing the land, the Hooda government granted permission to Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality, to develop a residential project on this land. After receiving the licence for a residential project, the land prices increase. Barely 2 months after receiving the licence, in June 2008, DLF agreed to buy this land from Vadra’s company Skylight Hospitality for ₹58 crore. This means Vadra’s company made a profit of more than 700% in barely 4 months. In 2012, the Hooda government transferred the colony development licence to DLF. ED initiated an investigation based on the FIR: Subsequently, the ED suspected that money laundering had occurred in this deal, as the land price had increased abnormally in just a few months. Furthermore, it was also suspected that Omkareshwar Properties was a shell company, used for payment in the deal. The check related to the land purchase was never deposited. In 2018, the ED registered a money laundering case based on the Haryana Police FIR. This investigation focuses on the financial activities of Skylight Hospitality and the proceeds from the deal. ED suspects DLF gained ₹5,000 crore: ED was investigating the financial transactions of Skylight Hospitality, the buying and selling of land, and the deal with DLF. Additionally, it is being examined whether the income from this deal was used in illegal activities. It is alleged that the Hooda government violated rules to benefit DLF in this deal. This also mentions the allocation of 350 acres of land to DLF in Wazirabad, from which DLF allegedly gained ₹5,000 crore rupees.