The trial court had earlier said that the allegations against Chidambaram were found serious, therefore, he was remanded to police custody. It had said the CBI had apprehension that because of Chidambaram's status and his position, the investigation may be hampered by the accused.
Former Union minister P Chidambaram is the latest inmate of the Tihar jail, known to be the largest in Asia with 16 prisons. Currently, it houses 17,400 inmates, including around 14,000 undertrials, officials said.
Former Union Minister P Chidambaram was taken to Delhi's Tihar jail after a CBI court today ordered judicial custody for two weeks in a corruption case.
In a setback to former finance minister P Chidambaram, the Supreme Court Thursday denied him anticipatory bail in the INX Media money laundering case saying granting him relief would "hamper the investigation" and the ED has to be given "sufficient freedom" in conducting the probe.
A Delhi court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to senior Congress leader P Chidambaram and his son Karti in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case.
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused pre-arrest bail to P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. The top court dismissed Chidambaram's plea challenging the Delhi High Court verdict denying him anticipatory bail in the case.
Former finance minister, P Chidambaram on Tuesday mocked the Modi government on the country's slow economic growth. Chidambaram was questioned by the media about his extended CBI custody outside Delhi court premises when Chidambaram said "5%, GDP is 5%" pointing towards the media.
The apex court asked Chidambaram's counsel not to press for the interim bail plea, which they had filed before the trial court on Monday and is scheduled to be heard during the day, till September 5.
The CBI had sought Chidambaram's 5-day custody on the first day of his production in the court and the similar request was made when he was brought for the second time on August 26, and so was the case today when another 5-day extension was sought, the court noted.
INX Media money-laundering and corruption cases: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear today former finance minister P Chidambaram's pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's order which denied him anticipatory bail.
While arguing in favour of custodial interrogation of Chidambaram, Mehta submitted that there are certain individuals who will "never divulge the truth if they are under the protective umbrella of anticipatory bail."
P Chidambaram has got interim bail until Monday from the Supreme Court of India in the ED case.
The dramatic arrest of former Finance Minister and former Home Minister P. Chidambaram by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday night in connection with the INX Media case signifies the determinaton of the Modi 2.0 government to combat and root out corruption.
Congress leader P Chidambaram’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court verdict dismissing his anticipatory bail plea in the INX Media case would be heard on Friday by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court is hearing former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram's plea on anticipatory bail. His plea challenges a Delhi High Court order that turned down his appeal for protection from arrest in the INX media case. A top court bench comprising Justices R Banumathi and AS Bopanna is hearing Chidambaram's appeal. On Thursday, a special CBI court extended Chidambaram's custody for questioning till August 26.
Justice Sunil Gaur, who passed to the order denying anticipatory bail to former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, has retired.
He stated that no question was posed to him on the supposed illegal payment being made to him. During the court hearing, the prosecution said the investigation has revealed that a payment of $5 million was made by Indrani Mukherjea.
The Aircel-Maxis deal is an offshoot of the 2G spectrum allocation case and bears resemblance to the INX Media case. Former finance minister P Chidambaram has been arrested by the CBI in the latter case.
Mukerjea and husband Peter Mukerjea were the promoters of INX Media, and are both currently in jail facing trial in the murder of her 24-year-old daughter Sheena Bora from a previous marriage. Both the murder case and the corruption part of the INX Media case are being investigated by CBI. In addition, the Enforcement Directorate is investigating the money laundering aspect.
A votary of free enterprise and unbridled economic reforms, Chidambaram started off as a hard-core leftist arguing in favour of the command economy in the late 1960s. A scion of a prominent industrialist family from Madras, Chidambaram -- who has done MBA from Harvard Business School -- chose not to joint the family business. Instead, he ventured into politics by joining the Congress after the party lost power in 1967.
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