New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- Delhi Police Economic Offence Wing has lodged a new criminal case against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The FIR, filed on October 3, also names six other individuals and companies, alleging a criminal conspiracy to fraudulently gain control of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL).
The case asserts that the Gandhis, through their majority 76 per cent stake in the company Young Indian, orchestrated the acquisition of AJL- a Congress-linked entity holding properties valued at an estimated Rs 2,000 crore.
This police action stems from a complaint by the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) investigative unit, which shared its findingsfrom a long-running money laundering investigation into the National Herald matter....