ED Alleges ‘Prima Facie’ Money Laundering Case Against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in National Herald Probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Delhi court that a prima facie case of money laundering has been established against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The ED presented this during opening arguments before Special Judge Vishal Gogne, seeking the court’s recognition of the chargesheet. The investigation began in 2021 following a magistrate court’s acceptance of a private complaint filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in 2014, who alleged financial irregularities in the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd, publisher of the now-defunct National Herald newspaper. Judge Gogne ordered the ED to share the chargesheet with Swamy.