ED: Congress leaders Sonia, Rahul prima facie involved in ₹142 cr money laundering

By  News On Air   May 21, 2025

The Enforcement Directorate today told a Delhi court that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are prima facie involved in money laundering in the National Herald case. 

During opening arguments before Special Judge Vishal Gogne, the ED said the two received about 142 crore rupees in proceeds of crime. Special counsel for ED Zoheb Hossain said the accused enjoyed the proceeds until November 2023, when properties worth 751.9 crore rupees linked to the case were attached. 

The court said it will hear the National Herald money laundering case on a daily basis from the 2nd to the 8th of July. 

The judge directed the ED to provide a copy of its chargesheet to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, whose 2014 complaint triggered the investigation. The ED began probing in 2021 after a magistrate court took cognisance of the complaint.