A fresh FIR has emerged in the National Herald case. The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has registered the FIR against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi under charges of criminal conspiracy. This FIR also names six other individuals and three companies as accused.
According to the FIR, there are allegations of a criminal conspiracy to fraudulently seize control of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), a company with links to Congress. This FIR was filed on October 3 in response to a complaint by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED had shared its investigation report with the Delhi Police. Under Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED can request any agency to register a scheduled offense.
Who are the accused...
Those accused in the FIR include Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda (Chief of Indian Overseas Congress), and three other individuals. Additionally, three companies are implicated: AJL, Young Indian, and Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd.
What are the charges?
Dotex is purportedly a shell company based in Kolkata, which allegedly granted ₹1 crore to Young Indian. The accusation suggests that through this transaction, Young Indian seized control of AJL, which owns properties worth approximately ₹2,000 crore, by paying ₹50 lakh to Congress.
