A provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued against Karti, the statement said.
Rahul Gandhi in Parliament: In the video, Rahul Gandhi can be seen bypassing Congress MP Karti Chidambaram who was standing in front of him. When Karti tried to shake hand with Rahul, the former MP zipped past his party MP without even looking at him.
Chinese visa scam: They said during searches on May 17 after filing of the FIR, a portion of Karti Chidambaram's home was sealed because keys to that portion were not available.
After the order was reserved on June 8, the lawyers appearing for the Congress leader subsequently informed Justice Bamba of a “material development” in the matter and shared the trial court order concerning another person arrested in the same case. Justice Bamba had said that the “matter requires further hearing.”
The ED registered the money laundering case against Karti and others in the alleged scam pertaining to the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the home minister.
The ED recently registered the money-laundering case against Karti and others in the alleged scam pertaining to the issuance of a visa to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the home minister.
Karti Chidambaram also took a dig at the investigation agency by likening his interrogation to a test cricket game and termed it a "tactic" of harassment and political vendetta.
The CBI is questioning Karti Chidambaram since Thursday in the 11-year old case which the Congress leader has termed as "most bogus" and a result of "political vendetta". The case is of 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the Union Home Minister.
Karti Chidambaram alleged that CBI officials seized his highly confidential and sensitive personal notes in the course of the so-called raid.
The case pertains to allegations of Rs 50 lakh being paid as bribe to Karti and his close associate S Bhaskararaman by a top executive of Vedanta group company Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd. (TSPL).
The federal agency has filed its case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act taking cognisance of a recent first information report by the CBI in the same case, they said.
The former Union minister also said the "timing of the search is interesting". In a statement, Chidambaram said this morning, a CBI team searched his residence in Chennai and his official residence.
Fresh case against Karti has been filed for allegedly facilitating visa of 250 Chinese nationals after receiving illegal gratification of Rs 50 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.
Congress leader Karti Chidambaram has said that the DMK, Congress alliance will win big in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and dethrone the AIADMK from power.
Karti Chidambaram is facing several criminal cases related to the Aircel-Maxis deal and the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to the INX Media for receiving foreign funds of Rs 305 crore when his father, P Chidambaram, was the Union finance minister.
The case relates to alleged irregularities in the grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval in the Aircel-Maxis deal. The approval was granted in 2006 when P. Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister.
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Congress leader Kari Chidambaram said that questions are raised over EVMs by political parties when the results don’t go in their favour.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, the son of former finance minister P Chidambaram said his symptoms are mild and he has gone into self-isolation on medical advise.
Chidambaram was first arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 21 in the INX Media case and was granted bail by the Supreme Court on October 22.
A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed Congress lawmaker Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad. Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar allowed him to travel to the UK and France.
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