Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

The National Herald Case: All you need to know

BI India BureauDec 19, 2015, 14:41 IST

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will appear in the court for the hearing the infamous National Herald Case. The lawyers of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her deputy Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders are likely to seek bail from a Delhi court on Saturday in the National Herald case.

What

National Herald is a now defunct paper founded by Jawaharlal Nehru. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy filed a complaint in 2012 alleging misappropriation of funds by top Congress leaders, including Sonia and Rahul. He alleged that the Gandhis acquired Rs 2000 cr through cheating and that their YIL took over AJL that owned Herald.

Court

“Modus Operandi” of taking AJL control shows “criminal intent”

(Image credits: indiatimes)