National Herald case: Why ED sealed Young Indian office and what Congress plans to do next | Top Points
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the Young Indian Limited office located in the National Herald building on Wednesday. The Delhi Police, soon after, stepped up security outside the Congress HQ.
In a massive escalation in the National Herald case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the Young Indian Limited office located in the National Herald building on Wednesday (August 3). Soon after, Delhi Police stepped up security outside the Congress HQ. The National Herald case has been in the public domain for 10 years now.
The ED questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi last week (July 27) for over three hours for the third time in the National Herald newspaper-linked money laundering case. The questioning pertains to the charge of alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper.
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday sealed the Young Indian Ltd. office located in the National Herald building in New Delhi around 6.30 pm as part of the ongoing money laundering investigation. The ED has instructed that the premises not be opened without prior permission from the agency, sources said.
Police forces were deployed outside the Congress headquarters in New Delhi after the ED sealed the Young Indian Limited office. Delhi Police stepped up security outside the Congress HQ.
