The ED's investigation formally began in 2021 after a magistrate court took up a private criminal complaint filed in June 2014 by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
New Delhi:A Delhi court on Friday issued formal notices to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald money laundering case, following a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and a legal dispute that stretches back over a decade.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne noted the significance of affording the accused the right to be heard. "Right to be heard at any stage breathes life into a fair trial," Judge Gogne observed, setting the next hearing for May 8.
The ED's investigation formally began in 2021 after a magistrate court took up a private criminal complaint filed in June 2014 by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. The complaint alleged criminal conspiracy and financial misconduct involving top Congress leadership in relation to the now-defunct National Herald newspaper.
The allegations centre around the acquisition of the newspaper's parent company, Associated Journals Limited (AJL), and the subsequent formation of Young Indian, a not-for-profit entity in which both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi reportedly hold 38 per cent of the shares. The ED claims that the structure was designed to facilitate the indirect acquisition of prime real estate assets valued at over Rs 2,000 crore-assets that originally belonged to AJL.
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