Rahul Gandhi Questioned By ED For 4 Hours On 2nd Day Straight In National Herald Case

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday left the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Delhi after about four hours of questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper.

It was not immediately clear if Rahul would return to the ED office and resume the session or the questioning was over for the day.

Earlier on Monday, Rahul was questioned for over 11 hours by the ED in two shifts. It is understood that he wrote down his statement on Monday under section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) during the first round of



questioning that lasted for several hours. 

The case pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress party-promoted Young Indian Limited (YIL) that owns the National Herald newspaper, which is published by YIL-owned Associated Journals Limited (AJL). 

The investigating officer of the case, an assistant director-rank officer of the ED, is understood to have put possible questions about the incorporation of the YIL, the operations of the National Herald, the loan given by the Congress party to AJL and the funds transfer within the news media establishment.