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May 10, 2026
In a huge relief to senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Tuesday refused to take cognisance of a complaint by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said that the central probe agency’s complaint filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is ‘not maintainable’.
“Complaint dismissed,” Gogne said, but noted that it may take further submissions in the case, as the Delhi Police has registered a fresh first information report (FIR). The court also said that the central probe agency may continue its probe in the matter.
The ED, in its chargesheet, had named Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian, Dotex Merchandise and Sunil Bhandari as the main accused in the case. It has alleged that assets worth over Rs 2,000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL) were wrongfully taken over.
The Congress has criticised the ED investigation and called it a political vendetta. However, the probe agency has justified its probe and said there was ‘serious economic offence’ which involved evidence of fraud and money laundering.
