ED quizzes Rahul for 2nd consecutive day in National Herald money-laundering case

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi appeared earlier than the ED on Tuesday for the second consecutive day of questioning within the National Herald money-laundering case.

Gandhi (51) arrived on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi along with his “Z+” class CRPF safety escort whilst police personnel have been deployed in large numbers and part 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was imposed across the company’s workplace similar to Monday.

Gandhi was accompanied by his sister and Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

The Congress MP from Wayanad spent over 10 hours on the federal company’s workplace on Monday, the place he was questioned over a number of periods and his assertion recorded underneath the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

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Officials mentioned as Gandhi’s questioning couldn’t be accomplished on Monday, he was summoned once more on Tuesday. While company sources knowledgeable that Gandhi recorded his assertion and checked its transcript minutely, Congress leaders mentioned the investigators took a number of breaks throughout his questioning.

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The probe pertains to alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper.

The newspaper is revealed by Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian Private Limited.

Gandhi’s mom and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who’s presently admitted to a hospital right here as a consequence of Covid-related points, has additionally been summoned by the company for questioning within the case on June 23. Congress has accused the Centre of concentrating on opposition leaders by misusing investigative businesses.