Chennai: The CBI this morning arrested former union minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram at Chennai airport in connection with the INX money laundering case. Officials in the investigating agency have said that Karti’s family members were informed before the arrest.
Sources in the CBI said they detained Karti when he landed at Chennai airport after his foreign trip. Soon after Karti’ arrest, he was taken to a secluded place where he was being questioned.
The national investigative agency has alleged that Karti received money from INX Media for using his influence to manipulate a tax probe against it in a case of violation of Foreign Investment Promotion Board conditions to receive investment from Mauritius. The CBI has said that it also seized vouchers of Rs 10 lakh which were allegedly paid for the services.