{"id":39027,"date":"2018-02-28T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=39027"},"modified":"2018-02-28T19:27:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:57:39","slug":"karti-chidambaram-arrested-by-cbi-at-chennai-airport-produced-before-magistrate-at-patiala-house-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/karti-chidambaram-arrested-by-cbi-at-chennai-airport-produced-before-magistrate-at-patiala-house-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Karti Chidambaram arrested by CBI at Chennai airport, produced before magistrate at Patiala House Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s Son Karti Chidambaram, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)<\/a> in Chennai on Wednesday (February 28) morning as soon he landed at the airport from his London trip was later in the day produced before Patiala House Court duty magistrate Sumeet Anand. The court heard submissions from both parties and till time of this being published, the decision had not been given by the magistrate.<\/p>\n

The CBI said in court that Karti was arrested for not cooperating with investigators. The agency said that there were many things which \u201cwe cannot disclose in open court.\u201d The asked for 15 days of remand of Karti.<\/p>\n

The counsel for the CBI said: \u201cHe was not cooperating and was frequently flying abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Karti.<\/p>\n

Singhvi said on behalf of Karti: \u201cI have nothing to fear, I have nothing to hide and I have gone to abroad and have come back also. Don’t use power of arrest. I will surrender my passport and will take any condition and I will appear whenever\u00a0 summoned. This is not a case for arrest at all. The allegation is of Rs 10 lakh. The CBI has not filed a single status report. There is no point in marking remand application without status report. I have cooperated 110 percent with the CBI and with the ED.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThe CBI is apprehensive of my frequent foreign visits. Why?\u00a0 Am I a threat to flight safety? It’s a distortion of facts. I went abroad only after getting permission from the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cForget remand it is not a case of even arrest. Karti has no connection with the Advantage Strategic Consulting (P) Limited which allegedly received kickbacks,\u201d said Singhvi. \u201cNot a single official has been questioned over FIPB clearance to INX. I am making a verbal prayer against the CBI\u2019s remand application. The accused is entitled to make a verbal bail application.\u201d<\/p>\n

The counsel continued: \u201cMy reward for complying with previous summons is my arrest just after landing here. Instead of asking for bail I am asking for no remand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CBI counsel said: \u201cKarti cooperated with agencies only after the Supreme Court\u2019s order. Karti didn’t provide itinerary of his foreign visits. Status report hasn’t been filed because there is no such direction by any Court. He left country without complying with directions. The matter is pending before the high court.<\/p>\n

\u201c Karti Chidambaram<\/a> met a person at Mumbai Hyatt Hotel on February 17 to arrange for $ 1 million dollars also,\u201d the CBI counsel said.<\/p>\n

Immediate questioning<\/p>\n

The agency officials had stared questioning him within the airport premises and then took a flight to Delhi later in the day. A case against Karti is on at the Supreme Court [this is in a related Enforcement Directorate (ED) matter] and on February 23, the court\u2019s bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, and Justices Amitava Roy and D Y Chandrachud had refused to stay a summon order issued by the ED against him. The court accepted the CBI\u2019s comment that he was \u201cnot a common criminal\u201d.<\/p>\n