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Robert Vadra was born to Rajendra and Maureen Vadra on 18 April 1969. Rajendra Vadra hails from [[Moradabad district]], Uttar Pradesh while his mother Maureen (''née'' McDonagh) is of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] origin. Rajendra was a resident of [[Civil Lines, Moradabad]] and ran a brass and wood handicrafts business.{{cn|date=June 2021}} Vadra has only completed his high school education.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Anand|first1=Geeta|first2=Rajesh|last2=Roy|date=2014-04-18|title=Behind a Real-Estate Empire, Ties to India's Gandhi Dynasty|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304512504579495611787698756.html|access-date=2021-06-06|issn=0099-9660|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

His paternal family is originally from [[Sialkot]] in present-day Pakistan. Rajendra's father moved to India at the time of [[partition of India|partition]]. Robert Vadra's brother Richard died by suicide and his sister Michelle died in a car accident in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Another-tragedy-in-Vadra-family/articleshow/191362.cms|title=Another tragedy in Vadra family|date=September 20, 2003|first=Anubha|last=Sawhney|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref><ref name=IndiaTV>{{cite news |publisher=IndiaTV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/politics/national/robert-vadra-facts-priyanka-son-in-law-congress-sonia-gandhi-18725.html/page/2 |title=10 facts to know about Robert Vadra, the stylish son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi}}</ref> His father was found dead on April 3, 2009 in City Inn, a guest in the [[Yusuf Sarai]] area of Delhi.<ref>[https://timesofindia.com/india/priyankas-father-in-law-hanged-himself-police-sources/articleshow/4356528.cms Priyanka's father-in-law hanged himself: Police sources]. ''[[Times of India]]''.</ref>

 

 

According to the [[Wall Street Journal]], Robert is only high school educated.

In October 2011, he was accused by [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of taking an interest-free loan of 650&nbsp;million and heavy bargains on land from [[DLF Limited]] in exchange for political favours. DLF responded that it had dealt with Vadra as a private entrepreneur, that the loan was Business Advance which was given, as per practice of trade, to make payments for land purchased from Vadra, that the company did not sell him land at a discounted price, and that no quid pro quo took place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/full-statement-dlf-denies-kejriwals-allegations-501096|title=Full statement: DLF denies Kejriwal's allegations|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref> {{clarification|date=May 2020}}Corporation Bank has denied ever providing an overdraft facility of that amount.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Corporation-Bank-denies-giving-overdraft-to-Robert-Vadra/articleshow/16789007.cms|title=Corporation Bank denies giving overdraft to Robert Vadra|date=October 13, 2012|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/sonia-son-in-law-robert-vadra-amassed-rs-300-cr-in-3-yrs-dlf-funded-him-kejriwal/story-QvN69z9rra8742NTAgX2nN.html|title=Sonia son-in-law Robert Vadra amassed Rs. 300 cr in 3 yrs, DLF funded him: Kejriwal|date=2012-10-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>