INX Media case: Karti Chidambaram appears before CBI for questioning
Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance
minister P Chidambaram, on Wednesday appeared before the CBIin connection with
a corruption case.Karti was directed by the Supreme Court to appear for
questioning before the CBI.
The agency wants to examine him
in connection with a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance given
to media group INX Media for receiving funds from Mauritius when his father P
Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister.
It is alleged that a firm "indirectly
controlled" by him received money from INX Media, run by
Indrani and Peter Mukerjea.The CBI had issued a notice to Karti to appear for
questioning in June but he had sought more time. Later, a look out circular was
also issued against him to prevent him from leaving the country, CBI sources
said.
A bench comprising Chief Justice
J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud allowed Karti to be accompanied by a
lawyer at the CBI
headquarters during the questioning.The CBI had registered the case on May 15
against Karti, his company Chess Management Services, INX Media

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