5 months ago
1
Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and different accused successful the National Herald case connected a ailment by the ED arsenic portion of the agency's wealth laundering probe into the high-profile lawsuit that alleges that the archetypal household of the enactment "abused" their presumption for idiosyncratic gains.
Official sources said the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police filed a ailment against the Gandhis and 7 others connected October 3.
The constabulary has pressed charges nether sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 406 (punishment for transgression breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC successful the FIR that names the Gandhis, Congress leaders Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda, entities similar the Young Indian (YI) and Dotex Merchandise Ltd, Dotex promoter Sunil Bhandari, Associated Journals Ltd. (AJL) and chartless others.
These entities are besides named arsenic an accused (except chartless others) successful the ED chargesheet filed earlier a Delhi tribunal successful April. The tribunal is yet to instrumentality its cognisance with the adjacent day of proceeding scheduled for December 16.
Congress connected FIR
The Congress enactment connected Sunday (November 30, 2025) alleged that the “Modi-Shah duo” is continuing with its mischievous authorities of harassment, intimidation, and vendetta against the party’s apical leadership.
The Opposition enactment besides said the National Herald substance is simply a “completely bogus case” and justness volition yet triumph.
In a station connected X, Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, “The Modi-Shah duo is continuing with its mischievous authorities of harassment, intimidation, and vendetta against the apical enactment of the INC. Those who endanger are themselves insecure and afraid.” “The National Herald substance is simply a wholly bogus case. Justice volition yet triumph. Satyameva Jayate,” helium said.
The ED, arsenic per the sources, utilized powers disposable to it nether conception 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to get the constabulary FIR registered. This conception allows the national bureau to stock grounds for registration of a transgression predicate offence by a instrumentality enforcement bureau truthful that it tin subsequently publication a wealth laundering lawsuit to instrumentality guardant the investigation.
The FIR volition enactment to fortify the ED lawsuit and the complaint expanse which stems from a tribunal bid -- Metropolitan Magistrate of Delhi -- that took cognisance of a backstage ailment by BJP person Subramanian Swamy connected June 26, 2014 against alleged irregularities successful the National Herald's affairs, the sources said.
The FIR has taken cognisance of the allegations stated by the ED successful a missive sent to the EOW connected September 4. The contents of the ED connection are akin to what the cardinal bureau is understood to person stated successful its chargesheet.
The ED had alleged successful its chargesheet that a "criminal conspiracy" was orchestrated by respective salient governmental figures, including the archetypal household of the Congress enactment led by Sonia Gandhi, her MP lad Rahul Gandhi isolated from precocious Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes and besides Dubey, Pitroda and a backstage institution Young Indian for alleged engagement successful a wealth laundering strategy related to the fraudulent takeover of properties valued implicit ₹2,000 crore belonging to the AJL.
AJL is the steadfast of the National Herald quality level (newspaper and web portal) and it is owned by Young Indian Private Limited.
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are bulk shareholders of Young Indian with 38% shares held by each 1 of them. They were questioned for hours by the ED successful this lawsuit fewer years back. The ED claimed its probe has "conclusively" recovered that Young Indian, a backstage institution "beneficially owned" by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi "acquired" AJL properties worthy ₹2,000 crore for a specified ₹50 lakh, importantly undervaluing its worth.
It is understood to person alleged successful the complaint expanse that Sonia Gandhi "abused" her presumption arsenic the erstwhile AICC president for idiosyncratic gains to herself and her lad Rahul Gandhi by converting nationalist wealth for aforesaid usage done the Young Indian (YI) company.
