New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case.

Special Judge Vishal Gogne said the matter will be heard on July 29.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, late Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, as well as Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and a private company, Young Indian, of conspiracy and money laundering over the fraudulent takeover of Rs 2,000 crore worth properties belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which published the National Herald newspaper.

ED alleges that Gandhis held the majority 76 per cent shares in Young Indian, which fraudulently usurped the assets of AJL in exchange for a Rs 90 crore loan.

The chargesheet names Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, Young Indian and Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd. PTI MNR RUK RUK

Cognisance of alleged money laundering and conspiracy reserved; chargesheet alleges fraudulent transfer of newspaper assets. A court reserved order on taking cognisance of an Enforcement Directorate chargesheet alleging conspiracy and money laundering in the National Herald case; the ED alleges the accused used a majority stake in Young Indian to effect a transfer of Associated Journals Limited's assets to Young Indian and related parties through a loan transaction, and names multiple individuals and companies in the filing.