ED questions Rahul on 4th day in National Herald money laundering case

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for the fourth day of questioning in the National Herald money laundering case. Appearing a day after his 52nd birthday, Gandhi arrived at the ED headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi at 11.05 AM with his “Z+” category CRPF security escort.

A huge contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed around the federal agency’s office even as Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has been imposed in the adjoining area like last week. The senior Congress leader left for lunch around 3:15 pm and is expected to re-join the questioning.

Senior Congress leaders and workers also held a protest at Jantar Mantar here against the ED action and the Centre’s Agnipath defence recruitment scheme. The Congress MP from Wayanad has spent around 35 hours at the ED office during these four days, where he was questioned over multiple sessions and his statement recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).