The Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing has filed a new FIR against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of criminal conspiracy in the National Herald money laundering case. The complaint, based on a report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), names six individuals including Sam Pitroda and three companies—Associated Journals Limited (AJL), Young Indian, and Kolkata-based Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd. Authorities allege that Dotex transferred ₹1 crore to Young Indian, a non-profit where Sonia and Rahul Gandhi hold a combined 76% stake. Using this transaction, Young Indian allegedly gained control of AJL, which owns assets worth about ₹2,000 crore, after paying only ₹50 lakh to the Congress party. The FIR was registered on October 3 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Congress has dismissed the case as politically motivated, calling it a vendetta by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The National Herald, founded in 1938 by Jawaharlal Nehru and other freedom fighters, ceased publication in 2008 due to financial distress.