New Delhi, Apr 15 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed its prosecution report against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and some other Congress leaders in a local court in the alleged money laundering case related to the National Herald.

The complaint was submitted before Special Judge Vishal Gogne, who has scheduled the matter for the next hearing on April 25, 2025, to decide whether to take official notice of the charges.

Along with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the chargesheet also names Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey as accused.

The ED has acted under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which deal with the offence of money laundering and its punishment.

The agency has alleged that Young Indian, a company reportedly controlled by the Gandhis, acquired assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of the now-defunct National Herald newspaper, at a significantly undervalued price.

Special Judge Gogne directed court staff to verify and register the complaint and ensure all supporting documents are properly paginated.

He also instructed the ED to provide a readable soft copy of the complaint and annexures in OCR format by the next date of hearing.

The ED also informed the court that it would file a transfer application before the district judge, requesting that the case concerning the original offence (being investigated by the CBI) be moved to Judge Gogne’s court.

This is in line with legal requirements that both the money laundering case and the related original offence be heard by the same court.



Rahul Gandhi is currently the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha while Sonia Gandhi is a member of the Rajya Sabha.

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