The Enforcement Directorate has issued a second summons to Robert Vadra, husband of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, for questioning in a money-laundering investigation related to the Shikhopur land deal in Haryana. Vadra's company, Skylight Hospitality, acquired land in Shikohpur village in 2008 and later entered into an agreement with DLF to sell the land for a significantly higher price.
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