ED files chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, among others, for alleged money laundering in the National Herald case, PTI reported on Tuesday.

The chargesheet also names Congress leader Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey, a trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, as persons accused in the matter, the news agency reported.

The chargesheet was filed on April 9 and was examined by special judge Vishal Gogne. He will hear the matter next on April 25 to consider taking cognisance of the chargesheet.

On Saturday, the ED said it had served notices to take possession of properties worth Rs 661 crore that it had attached as part of a money-laundering investigation against the National Herald newspaper.

The properties are located in Delhi, Mumbai and Lucknow.

The central investigative agency had attached the properties in November 2023 through a provisional attachment order issued in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The case has been filed against the newspaper’s publisher, Associated Journals Limited and its holding company, Young Indian Private Limited.

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are majority shareholders of Young Indian and hold 38% of its shares each.

The Enforcement Directorate said that the properties were attached “to secure the proceeds of crime and to prevent the accused from dissipating the same”.

On Tuesday, Congress leader...

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