JOIN USChidambaram's judicial custody extended till Nov 27
A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former finance minister P Chidambaram till November 27 in the INX Media money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar passed the order after the senior Congress leader was produced before the court through video conference due to lawyers' strike in the district courts.
The ED moved an application seeking an extension of custody which was allowed by the court.
INX Media Case:Former union minister P Chidambaram to be produced through video conferencing in a Delhi court shortly. His judicial custody is ending today in the case. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/ILS974l5AE
— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2019
Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on August 21 in the INX Media corruption case and is currently in the ED custody in a related money laundering matter.
The CBI had registered an FIR on May 15, 2017, alleging irregularities in a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to the INX Media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007, during Chidambaram's tenure as finance minister.
Thereafter, the ED lodged a money-laundering case in this regard in 2017.
The ED had taken him into custody on October 16 this year.