Big trouble for Gandhis! Fresh FIR slaps criminal conspiracy charges on Rahul and Sonia in National Herald case

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have been named in a fresh First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police in connection with the National Herald case, according to media reports.

IBNS • 30 Nov 2025, 06:00 am

The FIR, registered on October 3, invokes charges of criminal conspiracy and names six individuals, including the Gandhis and Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda.

Three companies — Associated Journals Limited (AJL), Young Indian, and Kolkata-based Dotex Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. — have also been mentioned in the complaint.

According to reports, Dotex Merchandise allegedly transferred ₹1 crore to Young Indian, a not-for-profit company in which Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi together hold a 76% stake.

Investigators allege that Young Indian paid ₹50 lakh to the Congress party to acquire control of AJL, the company associated with the National Herald newspaper and said to possess assets valued at around ₹2,000 crore.

The FIR was filed based on a complaint from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which had earlier shared findings from its investigation with the Delhi Police.