New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi has registered a fresh FIR based on a complaint from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others, alleging a criminal conspiracy and money laundering scheme amounting to approximately Rs 988 crore in the National Herald case.

The FIR, numbered 0124/2025, stems from an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

According to the ED's complaint, the accused, including Young Indian (YI), a private company, orchestrated a scheme to take over the assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of the National Herald newspaper, valued at over Rs 2000 crore, for a mere Rs 50 lakhs.

The ED alleges...