Ashok Gehlot's Son Appears Before ED

ED will question his links with Rattan Kant Sharma…

On Monday, 30 October 2023, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav appeared before the ED in connection with alleged violations of foreign exchange rules

Vaibhav Gehlot reached the probe agency's headquarters in Delhi at 11.30 a.m.

He was asked by the ED to depose before the probe agency's office either in Jaipur or in Delhi.

The summons is linked to the ED raids against Rajasthan-based hospitality group Triton Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd., Vardha Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. and its directors and promoters Shiv Shankar Sharma, Rattan Kant Sharma and many others.

The ED had seized Rs. 1.2 crore in cash during the searches last month. The Triton group, it is alleged, received investment from a Mauritius entity back in 2007-2008.

The ED to question Vaibhav Gehlot on his alleged links with Rattan Kant Sharma.

Brushing off the allegations against his son, Ashok Gehlot said that Vaibhav has no foreign exchange dealings. "Vaibhav Gehlot just has a taxi company. Rattan (Kant Sharma) was a partner, but they work separately now," he said.

The Rajasthan CM said central agencies have lost their credibility due to the alleged misuse by the BJP-led central government.

"Central agencies have no credibility. It is a stressful situation. This is not about my son or the Congress president. Aatank macha rakha hai desh mein (they have spread terror in the country)," he said.