India: Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered a fresh FIR against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the long-running National Herald case, following a complaint routed through the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The complaint names Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders as parties whose statements are being examined. The FIR was lodged at the Police Station – Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana, under sections of the Indian Penal Code dealing with cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery.
The filing follows a recent petition by a private citizen asking the police to investigate new “evidence” that allegedly links Gandhi and other Congress figures to the alleged financial misconduct.
The National Herald case dates back to 2012, when the newspaper’s assets were transferred to a newly formed company, Young Indian Pvt. Ltd., in which Gandhi’s family members hold shares.
The Congress party has denied any wrongdoing, describing the FIR as a politically motivated move.
