A Delhi court has reserved its order till November 29 on taking cognisance of the ED’s chargesheet in the National Herald money laundering case involving Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. The probe concerns the alleged fraudulent takeover of AJL assets worth Rs 2,000 crore.
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday reserved its order on whether to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) chargesheet in the National Herald money laundering case. The order will now be announced on November 29.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne said,
“Further submissions and clarifications have been advanced by the additional solicitor general on behalf of the ED in light of the inspection of the case filed by the court. List for orders on November 29.”
Earlier, the court had also postponed its decision on the matter, saying there was a need to conduct a detailed inspection of the case files before passing an order.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with late party veterans Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, and others, including Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, and a private company named Young Indian, of being involved in a criminal conspiracy and money laundering linked to the National Herald newspaper.
According to the ED, the case revolves around the alleged fraudulent takeover of properties worth around Rs 2,000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the company that originally published the National Herald.
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The agency claims that the Gandhis owned 76% of the shares in Young Indian, which allegedly took control of AJL’s valuable assets in exchange for a loan of Rs 90 crore.
The ED has alleged that this transaction was a “planned conspiracy” aimed at taking over AJL’s assets through illegal means.
The latest ED chargesheet names Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, Young Indian, and Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd as accused in the case.
The case has been under investigation for several years, with the ED alleging misuse of party funds and illegal financial transactions.
The court’s decision on whether to take cognisance of the chargesheet on November 29 will be a key development in this high-profile case involving top Congress leaders and companies allegedly linked to the National Herald newspaper.
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