New Delhi, April 17 -- Associated Journals Limited (AJL) received "bogus" advance rent worth Rs.38.41 crore from various parties, some of which said they gave the money on the directions of senior Congress leaders, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed to have found in its investigation into the AJL-Young Indian - National Herald case, according to the charge sheet filed last week before a Delhi court, people familiar with its contents said.

The charge sheet is not in the public domain yet, but names former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi as accused.

The federal agency's probe has also revealed that Young Indian Private Limited (YI) -- a non-profit company in which Sonia and Rah...