ED officials at Tihar to interrogate Chidambaram

October 16, 2019 09:05

One day after a Delhi court allowed the Enforcement Directorate to arrest P Chidambaram and take him into custody, ED officials reached Tihar Jail to interrogate the Congress leader. His son Karti Chidambaram and wife Nalini Chidambaram also visited Tihar jail on Wednesday morning.

A court had on Tuesday allowed three ED officials to interrogate Chidambaram in the INX media money laundering case.

The 74-year-old has been in Delhi's Tihar jail since September 5, after the CBI finished questioning him in the case. He was first taken into custody on August 21.

Seeking Chidambaram's arrest, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED had told Special CBI judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar that there is a finding by the Supreme Court that custodial interrogation of Chidambaram is necessary.

Special judge Kuhar allowed the ED to go to Tihar Jail and interrogate Chidambaram on Wednesday, and arrest him, if required. "It's not of the dignity of this person that you interrogate and arrest him here in public view," the court said.

Chidambaram was remanded to judicial custody till October 17 in the INX Media corruption case filed by the CBI. The special court on October 3 extended the judicial custody of Chidambaram till October 17 in the case filed by the CBI.

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