Rahul, Sonia Gandhi (File record)
NEW DELHI: The financial offences soar of the Delhi police has registered a unique FIR against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with six other buddies and enterprise entities in an alleged case of prison conspiracy to “fraudulently” originate Linked Journals Ltd, then a Congress held entity having properties worth Rs 2,000 crore.
The acquisition became made thru Younger Indian at some level of which the Gandhis held 76% shareholding.The Delhi police FIR, dated Oct 3, is per a complaint filed by the Headquarters Investigative Unit (HIU) of the ED, which has shared detailed findings of its investigation into Nationwide Herald money laundering case from 2008-2024.
Sharing of files under Sec 66(2) of the PMLA enables ED to inquire yet another enforcement company to register and probe a scheduled offence, which is able to then change exact into a predicate offence predominant for the ED to carry out its have investigation under the PMLA.
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The ongoing money laundering probe by ED is per a non-public complaint from feeble BJP MP Subramanian Swamy and its cognisance by metropolitan magistrate’s court in Patiala Residence in June 2014. In this case, the central company filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) under PMLA against Gandhis and other accused on April 9 sooner than a new MPs/MLAs court here at Rouse Avenue. The court has not taken cognisance yet of the matter.
Congress has consistently disputed the prices and has accused ED of carrying out a political witchunt at govt’s instance. When TOI contacted the celebration all over again on Delhi police registering an FIR, it said they’re not responsive to it.Besides Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the FIR registered by the Delhi Police has named three others, at the side of chief of Indian In yet another nation Congress Sam Pitroda. It also names three entities, AJL, Younger Indian and the Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd, allegedly a Kolkata-based shell firm that equipped Rs 1 crore to Younger India from which Gandhis paid Congress Rs 50 lakh to allegedly originate AJL with sources allegedly worth Rs 2,000 crore.Sources said the police is more seemingly to summon shareholders of AJL for questioning to take a look at whether the Congress consulted them and took their approval sooner than transferring the firm to Younger Indian, beneficially owned by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
