New Delhi, April 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun proceedings to seize properties linked to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the ongoing National Herald money laundering case, according to media reports.

On April 11, the agency issued notices to property registrars in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow, where assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL) are located.

AJL was acquired by Young Indian Limited (YIL), a firm said to be beneficially owned by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, reported India Today.

As per the ED, the agency's move follows findings that point to the laundering of Rs.988 crore in proceeds of crime linked to AJL's assets.

The action comes in the wake of a recent order from an Adjudicating Authority...