CBI gets Karti's custody for 3 more days: INX media case

New Delhi, Mar 9 A Delhi court on Friday expanded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) guardianship of Karti Chidambaram, child of previous back priest P. Chidambaram, till March 12 by regarding the INX media illegal tax avoidance case.

Karti has been in the guardianship of the CBI since his capture on February 28, which closes today.

The CBI, in any case, had looked for his remand for six more days.

Delhi's Patiala House Court also allowed the CBI application looking for consent to stand up to Karti with his sanctioned bookkeeper S Bhaskaraman in Tihar jail.

The CBI had moved a plea for the custody of Karti's chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman for a confrontation between the two and also filed another application seeking permissions to create Indrani and Peter Mukerjea for showdown and recognizable proof of a few areas in Delhi.

The CBI has also recouped new documents relating to case after conducting searches on March 7 and 8 and presented the seized documents to the court.

Prior in the day, the Delhi High Court allowed break alleviation to Karti connection with the case.

The court also directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to capture Karti till March 20, the next date of hearing.

Karti Chidambaram was captured on his return from the UK at the Chennai airport on February 28 and later sent to the probe agency's custody.

Karti is accused for receiving kickbacks 10 years back to clear foreign investment into INX Media gathering, utilizing the impact of his dad P. Chidambaram, who was then the Union finance minister.