India, April 15 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in a probe pertaining to a land deal in Shikohpur village in Gurugram, people familiar with the development said.

Vadra had been issued summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and has been asked to appear before the federal agency on Tuesday.

Officials said this is the first time Vadra has been summoned in the case, which was taken up by the financial crimes probe agency based on a First information Report (FIR) filed by the Haryana police in 2018.

The case pertains to a land deal, where, in February 2008, Vadra's firm Skylight Hospitality Pvt Ltd bought a piece of the 3.5-acre land in Shi...