INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
corruption-riddled real estate deal that became an issue during the 2014 parliamentary elections
BJP used it as a symbol of corruption to target Congress.Documents accessed by TOI indicate that the SIT had written to UBI requesting
The bank responded on May 26 this year, stating that the records for 2008 and 2012 had been destroyed due to flooding in the basement of its
branch.The SIT then sent notices to UBI to determine if records of other firms have also been destroyed
destruction of relevant records belonging to Skylight Hospitality and Skylight Realty.The response from the bank is awaited
The investigation into this case began on September 1, 2018, when the BJP-led government in Haryana registered an FIR naming Hooda, Vadra,
real estate giant DLF, Onkareshwar Properties, and Skylight Hospitality as the accused parties in a land deal.The SIT has been investigating
the allegations surrounding the deal
The recent addition of IAS officer Mukul Kumar, and former chief town planner and Rera Panchkula member Dilbag Singh, and a legal adviser to
assist the SIT showcases the seriousness with which the case is being pursued by the government of CM Manohar Lal Khattar.One of the key
February 2008 for Rs 7.5 crore
Subsequently, after obtaining a commercial licence, the company allegedly sold the same property to DLF for Rs 58 crore
It is further alleged that, in exchange for the land deal, the Hooda government allotted 350 acres at Wazirabad in Gurgaon to DLF.However,
the tehsildar of Manesar reported that Skylight Hospitality had indeed sold the 3.5 acres to DLF Universal Limited on September 18, 2012,
and that no regulations or rules were violated during the transaction.
