Here’s What Rahul Gandhi Told ED on 3rd Day of Questioning, to Appear Again For Probe on Friday | Highlights

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before Enforcement Directorate for third day in a row for another round of questioning in connection to the National Herald case.

Updated: June 15, 2022 10:24 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Snigdha Choudhury

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Breaking News Updates June 15: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s questioning at the ED office ended for the third day on Wednesday. As per his request, the Enforcement Directorate has given him a day off and he has been asked to appear before it on Friday. Earlier in the day, he appeared before the ED for the third consecutive day of questioning in the National Herald money laundering case, with the agency seeking answers about his “personal role” in taking decisions with regard to the media organisation and its owner Young Indian. Rahul Gandhi arrived at the ED headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi around 11.35 AM with his “Z+” category CRPF security escort. He was accompanied by his sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as his convoy whizzed past police barricades thronged by media persons and party supporters. Ahead of his arrival, a huge contingent of police and paramilitary personnel has been deployed around the federal agency’s office, and prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) are in force.

Even as Rahul Gandhi’s ED grilling went on for hours, protests erupted outside the Congress party’s national headquarters in Delhi’s Akbar road area. On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi was questioned for over 11 hours in the National Herald money-laundering probe even as the Congress continued its protests and sparred with the BJP, accusing it of conspiring to defame the Gandhi family through the ‘false’ case. Stay tuned to India.com for updates on the developments related to Rahul Gandhi-ED probe.

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