Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi. File.
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Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) declined to take cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald money laundering case. It also asked the ED to carry on further investigation.
The ED has accused Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, as well as late party leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, along with Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, and a private company, Young Indian, of conspiracy and money laundering.
The chargesheet names Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Pitroda, Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, Young Indian and Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd.
They allegedly acquired properties worth approximately ₹2,000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which publishes the National Herald newspaper, the investigation agency had accused.
The ED has further alleged that the Gandhis held the majority 76% shares in Young Indian, which “fraudulently” usurped the assets of AJL in exchange for a ₹90 crore loan.
Meanwhile, the court also refused that Ms Gandhi and others are entitled to an FIR copy of the case
With PTI inputs
Published – December 16, 2025 11:05 am IST
