National Herald Money Laundering Case Archives

Shock to Sonia-Rahul Gandhi, ED’s big action in National Herald case, property worth Rs 752 crore seized

National Herald Case: In the case of the National Herald, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action. Tuesday’s significant action saw the ED seize assets from Young India and Associated Journals Limited (AJL), two companies connected to the Congress, totaling more than Rs 751 crore.

National Herald House in Delhi, Nehru Bhawan in Lucknow, and National Herald House in Mumbai are among the properties that the ED has attached a list of.

The Enforcement Directorate has sequestered assets worth Rs 90 crore from a business connected to Young Indian, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and Sonia Gandhi as part of the National Herald case inquiry.

“ED has issued an order for provisional attachment of properties worth Rs 751.9 crore in a money-laundering case investigated under PMLA, 2002,” the Enforcement Director tweeted.

In 2012, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy initially brought a private suit before the Patiala House Court in Delhi. Declaring that it was unlawful to pay barely Rs 50 lakh for a firm valued at Rs 2000 crore, he had asked that Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and other prominent Congressmen be charged with crimes in connection with the transaction.

ED has issued an order to provisionally attach properties worth Rs. 751.9 Crore in a money-laundering case investigated under the PMLA, 2002. Investigation revealed that M/s. Associated Journals Ltd. (AJL) is in possession of proceeds of crime in the form of immovable properties…
— ED (@dir_ed) November 21, 2023

ED will question Sonia Gandhi again tomorrow in the National Herald case; on Tuesday, Sonia Gandhi was questioned for 6 hours

Sonia Gandhi, the interim president of the Congress, is now being questioned by the Directorate of Enforcement about money laundering connected to National Herald Case. In this incident, the ED questioned Sonia Gandhi, the interim leader of the Congress, once more on Tuesday.

ED summons Sonia Gandhi for 3rd round of questioning

The source indicates that Sonia Gandhi was questioned by the investigation team on Tuesday for six hours. The Tuesday interview, however, did not satisfy the ED. On the third day, Sonia Gandhi will be questioned by the ED. Sonia Gandhi, the interim leader of the Congress, will have to go before the ED on Wednesday for the third time in this incident.

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has been asked to reappear tomorrow before ED in the National Herald case: Sources

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— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2022

The ED questioned Sonia Gandhi for almost two hours on July 21

Sonia Gandhi had already been questioned by the ED in the National Herald money laundering case on July 21. During which Sonia Gandhi was questioned by ED for 2.5 hours. In actuality, Sonia Gandhi received the first notification from the ED to appear for questioning in the first week of June. which he was asked about on June 8th. But around this time, Sonia Gandhi contracted the Coronavirus. She was not undergo questioning as a result.

Between June 13 and June 20, the ED interrogated Rahul Gandhi in four stages. Sonia Gandhi was also called to attend on June 23 at the same time. But. Sonia Gandhi was hospitalized during this time due to a serious infection. This was the first time the ED talked to him about it on July 21.

Congress’s continued protest against questioning

Workers for the Congress party persisted in protesting Sonia Gandhi’s questioning by the ED. Workers for Congress went on the streets and charged the federal government with misusing its investigative agencies. During the protests on Tuesday, dozens of Congress members were detained, including Rahul Gandhi. those who were confined at the detention facility the Delhi Police established up at Kingsway Camp. The video of Youth Congress leader Srinivas yanking Biwi by the hair also went viral at the same time.

National Herald Case: Rahul Gandhi reaches ED office on second day, police again detains senior Congress leaders

Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, will appear before the Enforcement Directorate on the second day of questioning in the National Herald case. Over a 10-hour period on Monday, the ED questioned him about the National Herald case.

Randeep Surjewala and other senior Congress figures have been detained in connection with the investigation led by the ED against Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.

Along with this, Congress tweeted and said, “What is the government afraid of? There are many police stations where Congress leaders are being held. And they are strong in spirit. And now they are saying, neither will you be afraid, nor will you bow down.

सरकार को किस बात का खौफ?

कांग्रेस के नेताओं को गिरफ्तार कर उन्हें अलग अलग थानों में रखा जा रहा है। और उनके जज्बे और हौसले मजबूत है।
और अब कह रहे हैं…

ना डरेंगे
ना ही झुकेंगे…#IndiaWithRahulGandhi @manickamtagore @plpunia @qazinizamuddin pic.twitter.com/MG5hzjwPEG
— INC TV (@INC_Television) June 14, 2022

Several top congressional leaders were detained on Monday after the first day of interrogation was marked by street protests and high political drama. Bhupesh Baghel, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, and Ashok Gehlot, the Rajasthan Chief Minister, participated in the Satyagraha marches.

In response to a party protest, former Union minister P Chidambaram was pushed by the Delhi Police and fractured his left rib.

National Herald money laundering case: ED summons Rahul Gandhi on June 13 in National Herald case

Rahul Gandhi, the former Congress national president, and MP for Wayanad has appealed to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He has now been summoned to appear on June 13 rather than Thursday in the National Herald case. Rahul is currently abroad. The defendant was asking the ED for a date to appear after June 5 in this case. A new summons was issued as a result of his appeal.

Sonia Gandhi also has to be present

Rahul Gandhi will be joined by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on June 8 to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to answer questions in the National Herald money laundering case. Sonia Gandhi is infected with Corona and is confined to her apartment. Party officials have stated, however, that Sonia’s health will have no impact on her appearance.

Randeep Surjewala, a Congress leader, confirmed that Sonia Gandhi had tested positive for Corona. They developed a mild fever and few other symptoms. As a result, medical treatment is being provided to them. He is currently isolated. However, it will not affect their muscle mass. Significantly, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have also been found to harbor the Coronavirus. The information was brought to light on Friday.