<p>The Income Tax department on Monday visited the premises of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, to record his statement in connection with its probe against him under the benami assets law, official sources said.</p>.<p>They said Vadra was asked to join the investigation at the tax authority's office but as he cited Covid-19 restrictions, a team of officials visited his premises in Delhi's Sukhdev Vihar area.</p>.<p>A department team has gone to record Vadra's statement under the provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, they said.</p>.<p>The department has been probing Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on charges of alleged possession of some undisclosed assets in the UK.</p>.<p>The Enforcement Directorate too is investigating these charges, under the anti-money laundering law, against the businessman.</p>.<p>Vadra had denied any wrongdoing in the past even as the Congress party had called the action political vendetta. </p>
<p>The Income Tax department on Monday visited the premises of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, to record his statement in connection with its probe against him under the benami assets law, official sources said.</p>.<p>They said Vadra was asked to join the investigation at the tax authority's office but as he cited Covid-19 restrictions, a team of officials visited his premises in Delhi's Sukhdev Vihar area.</p>.<p>A department team has gone to record Vadra's statement under the provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, they said.</p>.<p>The department has been probing Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on charges of alleged possession of some undisclosed assets in the UK.</p>.<p>The Enforcement Directorate too is investigating these charges, under the anti-money laundering law, against the businessman.</p>.<p>Vadra had denied any wrongdoing in the past even as the Congress party had called the action political vendetta. </p>