New Delhi sources stated that a Delhi court sent Karti Chidambaram to judicial custody till 24 March in the INX Media corruption case, while dismissing his plea for early hearing of his bail application. Accordingly the Special judge Sunil Rana pronounced the order after the CBI said that he was not required for custodial interrogation. On his plea seeking separate cell and protection in Tihar Jail, the court said the jail manual would be followed. It also said that his bail plea would be heard on 15 March as scheduled.
Moreover the court denied Karti’s request for home food in the jail. Meanwhile, Karti’s CA S Bhaskararaman, who is currently in jail in a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has moved the court for anticipatory bail in the CBI case of INX Media.
According to sources Karti has already spent 12 days in police custody
since his arrest on 28 February from Chennai airport. Karti Chidambaram’s
father P Chidambaram was also present in the courtroom. Moreover the CBI had
initially alleged that Karti Chidambaram received Rs10 lakh as bribe for
facilitating Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media.
