9 years ago
New Delhi:
Karti Chidambaram, the son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a corruption case, was today sent to CBI custody till March 6 by a court in Delhi. He was arrested from the Chennai airport. He was then flown to to Delhi and was produced in court the same day which sent him to the CBI's custody for a day. He has been produced before the Delhi court today. The 46-year-old was arrested by the CBI in connection with a money laundering probe against television company INX Media. P Chidambaram, former Union Finance Minister, and his son have denied the allegations, calling it a case of "political vendetta". Congress lawmaker Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is representing Karti Chidambaram in court, said he was being targeted because he was the senior Congress leader's son.
