Explain | What is the National Herald case? What are Ed's charges against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi? | Today news

Directorate for Enforcement (ED) submitted a drawer called Congress, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. The two top congressmen were named accused number and number 2 in the charge sheet. This is the first time a charge sheet has been submitted to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The charge sheet, which was filed in Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on April 9, was reviewed by the special Judge Vishal Gogne. It also calls the Congress overseas chief Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, both Gandhi loyalists. The court scheduled the trial of the arguments of April 25. What is the National Herald Money Wasunder case? ED began his investigation in the National Herald case after the Subamanian Swamy, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014, lodged a complaint and accused Sonia, Rahul and other senior congressional leaders of taking over the associated scholarships for a mere amount of £ 50 Lakh. The properties are worth more than £ 2,000 crore. The case is about the daily functioning of Young Indian Private Limited (Yil). Sonia and Rahul are investigating the ownership of Yil by the Gandhi family and his shareholding pattern in AJL, the company that runs the National Herald newspaper. Sonia and Rahul Gandhi each have a 38 percent stake in Young Indian, making them the majority shareholders. What are the charges against Sonia, Rahul? The charges against the mother-son duo were filed under various divisions of the Money Laundry Prevention Act (PMLA). The investigative agency called up sections 44 and 45 of the PMLA and accused Sonia and Rahul of money laundering under section 3 of the Act. Section 70 of the Act, which deals with offenses by companies to determine the vicarious liability of the office of the firms office and managers, was also called up. The ED cited an order of income tax assessments of 2017 claiming that the most important office bearers of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), together with the chief officials of AJL and Young Indian, orchestrated a ‘criminal conspiracy’ to take on property of £ 2,000, according to the news agency. The National Herald, which was started by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was published by the AJL. In 2010, the AJL, which has financial problems, was taken over by a new-found Yil with Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda, both Gandhi loyalists, as directors. Yil was recorded with £ 5 Lakh and Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, including the leaders of Congress, as directors. It promised to do charity, but according to the allegation, it did nothing until 2016. ED, while the assets of £ 751 crore ‘> £ 751 crore value of AJL and Young India attached in November 2023, claimed that a criminal conspiracy was hatched to give control of’ Hundreds of Crores’ of AJL to the ‘beneficial owners’ of young Indians, Sonia Gandhi. 99% AJL Shares Transport £ 50 Lakh under the allegations of Ed, 99 percent of the AJL’s shares were transferred to the Yil – a private firm – for only £ 50 Lakh, as marked by fungal in his complaint. The Ed. Chargeteet says. Young Indian is registered as a non-profit entity in terms of section 25 of the Companies Act. According to the charges, according to the charges, it did not participate in charity activities. The agency has punished for the accused in terms of Article 4 of the PMLA, which provides for a prison sentence of up to seven years. (With Pti inputs) first published: 16 Apr 2025, 10:27 am Ist