CBI arrests S Bhaskararaman, close associate of Karti Chidambaram, in bribery case
India | May 18, 2022 10:17 ISTBhaskararaman was arrested in an ongoing visa corruption case following questioning late last night.
Bhaskararaman was arrested in an ongoing visa corruption case following questioning late last night.
Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar also allowed medical examination of Chidambaram.
A bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta said the amount will continue to remain in fixed deposit for another three months.
Former finance minister and senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram was today sent to Tihar Jail where he will be under judicial custody until September 19 in the INX Media Case. Chidambaram will be spending 14 days in Delhi's Tihar Jail. Chidambaram has Z-category security protection.
The order was passed by Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar before whom Chidambaram was produced on expiry of four-day custodial interrogation granted on August 26.
In the high-profile INX Media case, Chidambaram is accused of facilitating foreign direct investment clearance in the company and is currently being investigated by the CBI and the ED.
Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram was Monday produced before a Delhi Court on expiry of his four-day CBI custody in the INX Media corruption case. Stay with our LIVE UPDATES for Chidambaram hearing in Delhi Court:
Supreme Court has extended P Chidambaram's interim protection from arrest till tomorrow. Arguments of Kapil Sibal, Chidambaram's counsel for today has concluded. Court will hear the petition again at 12 PM tomorrow.
As per jail manual, inmates sleep on the floor, but senior citizens are provided a 'wooden takht' without a mattress. Sources said after a medical test, Chidambaram, 73, would be provided with this to sleep.
After remaining inside the Congress leader's residence for about half an hour, Parthasarathy left with Chidambaram seated next to him in an SUV for the agency's headquarters.
The company had proposed to get FDI worth Rs 4.62 crore, which was cleared by the FIPB with approval from then finance minister Chidambaram. But in violation of the conditions, the company received Rs 305 crore with a premium of Rs 800 per share.
Workers of the Congress party had assembled in front of the TNCC headquarters in Chennai's Sathyamoorthy Bhavan, Anna Nagar and in Adyar, where they raised slogans against the arrest of Chidambaram.
Media reports suggest that P Chidambaram was not co-operating with the investigative agencies and his replies have mostly been "evasive".
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Karti Chidambaram is leading a protest at New Delhi's iconic Jantar Mantar. Senior Congress leaders and some Opposition leaders were also at the protest site. The Congress Party has called Chidambaram's arrest is a "political vendetta".
P Chidambaram, senior Congress leader and former finance minister, had his own struggles through the first night spent at the CBI headquarters post his arrest in the INX media case. Chidambaram's arrest was a dramatic one with CBI sleuths scaling walls of his residence in New Delhi's Jor Bagh after he evaded arrest for days. He was kept in the suite 5 of the CBI guest house on the ground floor. From spending a sleepless night to refusing food, Chidambaram appeared all perturbed throughout the night.
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P Chidambaram was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday night. During his overnight questioning, Chidambaram was bombarded with crucial questions relating to the case and his dramatic disappearance ever since the Delhi High Court order hinting at imminent arrest. Chidambaram. After his arrest, Chidambaram was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where a medical examination was done. He has been kept in the suit No. 5 of the CBI Guest House on the ground floor of the agency headquarters. His questioning started post 12 midnight. India TV is getting you the inside details of the CBI questioning.
Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has been remanded to CBI custody till Monday, August 26. The CBI court passed the order on Thursday. In a dramatic sequence of events, former finance minister P Chidambaram was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday night from his residence in the high-end Jor Bagh locality in New Delhi. Here are the Live Updates.
In July 2010, CBI arrested Amit Shah and charged him with murder, extortion and kidnapping. Three months later, Amit Shah was prohibited from entering Gujarat for two years, that is, till 2012. Today, Amit Shah is Union Home Minister and P Chidambaram has been arrested by the CBI
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