ED quizzes Rahul for third consecutive day in National Herald cash laundering case

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi appeared earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday for the third consecutive day of questioning within the National Herald cash laundering case.

Gandhi (51) arrived on the ED headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi round 11.35 am along with his “Z+” class CRPF safety escort. He was accompanied by his sister and Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He had left this workplace at 11:30 pm on Tuesday night time after being questioned for over 11 hours.

An enormous contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed across the federal company’s workplace, and prohibitory orders below part 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is in drive.

The Congress MP from Wayanad has spent round 21 hours on the ED’s workplace during the last two days the place he was questioned over a number of classes and his assertion recorded below the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Officials stated Gandhi’s questioning couldn’t be accomplished on Tuesday, and therefore, he was requested to proceed the recording of his assertion on Wednesday.

About 15-16 questions in regards to the incorporation of the Young Indian firm, the operations of the National Herald newspaper, the mortgage given by the Congress to the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and the funds switch throughout the information media institution have been put to Gandhi through the questioning held until now, sources indicated.

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

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

Rahul Gandhi’s mom and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who’s at present admitted to a hospital right here as a result of Covid-related points, has additionally been summoned by the company for questioning within the case on June 23.

The Congress has accused the Centre of focusing on opposition leaders by misusing investigative companies and has termed your entire motion a political vendetta.