The special CBI court on Thursday sent former union finance minister P Chidambaram to CBI custody for five days till August 26 in the INX Media corruption case. A Delhi Court ordered CBI custody for the senior politician at the request of the federal investigating agency that has accused the former minister of involvement in a decade-old kickbacks case.
Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar heard the arguments of the CBI and Chidambaram's counsel for over one-and-a-half-hour. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had sought five days of custody of P Chidambaram and said he was not cooperating in the investigation.
The Court has granted his family and lawyers permission to meet him for half an hour every day.
The special CBI court on Thursday sent former union finance minister P Chidambaram to CBI custody for five days till August 26 in the INX Media corruption case. A Delhi Court ordered CBI custody for the senior politician at the request of the federal investigating agency that has accused the former minister of involvement in a decade-old kickbacks case.
Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar heard the arguments of the CBI and Chidambaram's counsel for over one-and-a-half-hour. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had sought five days of custody of P Chidambaram and said he was not cooperating in the investigation.
The Court has granted his family and lawyers permission to meet him for half an hour every day.