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CBI Court extends P Chidambaram’s custody till August 30

CBI sought an extension of P Chidambaram’s custodial interrogation by five days in the case.

CBI Court extends P Chidambaram’s custody till August 30

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram at Rouse Avenue court complex in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS/File)

The Central Bureau of Investigation produced former Finance Minister P Chidambaram before Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court today on expiry of his four-day CBI custody in the INX Media corruption case after the Supreme Court refused to entertain his bail plea. The Court extended his CBI custody till Friday.

CBI sought an extension of P Chidambaram’s custodial interrogation by five days in the case.

Chidambaram’s lawyer Kapil Sibal opposed the extension of  CBI’s demand arguing that CBI should show something concrete against Chidambaram.

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The Rouse Avenue Court here on Monday turned into a fortress ahead of the hearing on the remand of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX media case.

On Thursday, the former Union Minister was remanded to CBI custody till August 26. Chidambaram was arrested by the agency in the INX Media case.

The courtroom of Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, which deals with criminal cases pertaining to MPs and MLAs, was packed ahead of the hearing.

There was heavy deployment of police at the courtroom. A large crowd of lawyers, journalists and general public waited inside for the proceedings to begin.

Chidambaram’s counsel and senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi was also present at the court.

P Chidambaram was arrested late on Wednesday night after the Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected his pre-arrest bail and remanded him to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till August 26, which ends today.

The INX Media case relates to alleged irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance given to the media group for foreign investment to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when Chidambaram was finance minister.

Chidambaram and his son were named by Peter and Indrani Mukerjea, who owned INX Media at the time and are currently in jail in connection with the murder of Indrani Mukerjea’s daughter Sheena Bora.

The Enforcement Directorate and the CBI are probing how Chidambaram’s son Karti managed to get Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance in 2007 when his father was the Finance minister.

Karti was arrested on February 28, 2018, by the CBI for allegedly accepting money to facilitate the FIPB clearance to INX Media. He was later granted bail.

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