new Delhi, July 4 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told a Delhi court that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi used their company, Young Indian (YI), as a vehicle to acquire Associated Journals Limited (AJL) - the publisher of the National Herald - in a manner that defrauded over a thousand shareholders and enabled the transfer of assets worth Rs.2,000 crore for just Rs.50 lakh. Presenting arguments before special judge Vishal Gogne, additional solicitor general (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for ED, alleged that the Gandhis became beneficial owners of AJL's assets by routing the acquisition through YI, a firm in which they collectively hold a 76% stake. "Out of 1,089 shareholders, only seven attended the meeting in which 99% of AJL's shareholding was vested with Young Indian. This shows that there was clear deception. No genuine efforts were made to involve the remaining shareholders," Raju argued. He described the takeover as a "classic case of money laundering", adding that "Sonia and Rahul were directors and are today almost the sole shareholders. YI was just another face of the Congress party." The ED's submission came during the hearing on whether the court should take cognisance of the agency's charge sheet, filed on April 9....