In the National Herald case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against several leaders including former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi. In this case, the ED has accused the accused of money laundering of Rs 988 crore. At the same time, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband and businessman Robert Vadra is being questioned for the second time in the Gurugram Land Deal case on Wednesday. In the last two days, this is the second major action of the Central Investigation Agencies against the Congress.
In the charge sheet of the National Herald case, Sonia Gandhi has been made accused number 1 and Rahul Gandhi as accused number 2. Apart from these, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian (Company), Dotex Merchandise Private Limited and Sunil Bhandari have also been accused. The next hearing in this case will be held on 25 April 2025, in which the court can take cognizance of the charge sheet. The court took cognizance of the matter on 26 June 2014. Let us know that on 26 May 2014, Narendra Modi’s government was formed at the Center.
Accused No. 1: Sonia Gandhi, Accused No. 2: Rahul Gandhi…
Conspiracy to grab property worth ₹ 2000 crore, tax evasion of ₹ 414 crore
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But before this, BJP leader Subrahmanyam Swamy filed a complaint with Delhi’s Patiala House Court in 2012, alleging that Sonia and Rahul Gandhi through Yil (Young India Limited) through Yil (Young India Limited) assets of AJL (Associated Journals Limited) properties of Rs. Took The ED claims that it was a criminal conspiracy, including illegal earnings of Rs 988 crore. The investigation revealed more than Rs 85 crore rigging through fake fare, artificial advertising, and fake donation.
This case is under investigation under the Money Laundering Prevention Act (PMLA), 2002
The ED charge sheet has alleged that in 2010, under a criminal conspiracy, AJL had a plan to illegally grab properties worth about Rs 2000 crore. It has been reported that 99% shares of AJL were transferred to a private company named ‘Young Indian’ for just Rs 50 lakh. The role of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi was important in this matter. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had a total 76% stake in ‘Young Indian’. The remaining 24% shares were with Motilal Vohra and Oscar Fernandes, who were senior Congress leaders. AICC (All India Congress Committee) first gave AJL to 90. A loan of Rs 21 crore was given, which later 9. The Young Indian was changed to Rs 50 lakhs to only Rs 50 lakhs.
It is written in the charge sheet that a company named ‘Young Indian’ was registered as ‘Section 25 Company’ as a non-profit organization. Investigation found that young Indians do not work any social or charitable work. The ED attached AJL’s assets worth about Rs 752 crore on 20 November 2023. It is alleged that these properties were grabbed through money laundering. Explain that this is the first case in which Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have been formally accused in a charge sheet.
Case- Gurugram land deal, accused-Robert Vadra
This case is of 2008. Then there was a Congress government in Haryana and Bhupendra Singh Hooda was the Chief Minister of the state. In February 2008, Robert Vadra’s company Skylite Hospitality Private Limited has 3 in Shikohpur village (Sector 83) in Gurugram. Bought 5 acres of land from Omkareshwar Properties. This deal 7. It was for 5 crores. It is alleged that the mutation of this land was completed within hours. Subsequently, in March 2008, the Haryana government issued a license to develop a commercial colony on this land to Skylight Hospitality. Later, Skylite Hospitality sold this land to DLF Universal Limited in June 2008 after obtaining commercial license for the development of the colony under the influence of Hooda.
In September 2018, an FIR was lodged against Vadra, the then CM Bhupendra Singh Hooda, DLF and Omkareshwar Properties at the Kherki Daula police station in Gurugram. Surendra Sharma, a complainant and social worker from Noah, alleged that the deal led to criminal conspiracy, fraud and corruption of 50 crores.
Case- Bikaner Land Deal, accused- Robert Vadra
This whole matter is related to the purchase and sale of 275 bighas of land in Kolayat area of Bikaner. The investigation of this case is going on in the ED. This land was to be allotted to the displaced people of the Mahajan Field Firing Range of Bikaner. But it was bought incorrectly. The hearing is going on in the Jodhpur court in the Bikaner Land Deal case. The case is related to Robert and his mother Morin Vadra, which is investigating the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The case is related to the petition of Vadra’s company Skylite Hospitality Private Limited and Middleman Mahesh Nagar.
