Overview
- Special Judge Vishal Gogne adjourned the hearing on taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s prosecution complaint to October 30.
- The ED alleges Young Indian was used to acquire Associated Journals Limited assets worth about Rs 2,000 crore for a nominal Rs 50 lakh.
- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and several Congress-linked figures are named in the ED’s case alleging conspiracy, money laundering, and fabricated transactions.
- Defence counsel rejects the accusations, calling them unprecedented and asserting the activities aimed to revive the National Herald through a non-profit structure.
- The court has examined the case diary and is seeking clarifications before deciding whether to take cognisance, a threshold step before any trial can proceed.