CBI chargesheets both Chidambarams and others in INX Media scam

In a severe setback to the Chidambarams, the CBI, on Friday, has filed a charge sheet in the INX Media scam in a Special court in Delhi, naming the Chidambarams. Sources report that the charge sheet has named Peter Mukerjea, Karti Chidambaram, P. Chidambaram, INX Media, ASCL among the fouteen named entitities.Cognisance of the charge sheet will be taken on Monday - October 21, as per sources.

Here are the list of people chargesheeted:

• INX media PVT Ltd presently 9X Media Ltd
• INX news PVT Ltd presently Direct News PVT Ltd
• Karti Chidambaram 
• Chess Management Services Pvt Ltd
• Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt Ltd
• Ajit Kumar Dungdung, Section Officer FIPB, Ministry of Finance 
• Rabindra Prasad, then under Secy FIPB Unit
• PK Bagga, then OSD, DEA, Finance Ministry 
• Prabodh Saxena, then Director FIPB, Finance Ministry 
• Anoop K Pujari, then Joint Secy, DEA, Finance Ministry 
• Sindhushree Khullar, then Additional Secy, DEA, Finance Ministry 
• Bhaskararaman, CA
• Peter Mukerjea, then Director INX media
• P. Chidambaram, then Finance Minister

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CBI chargesheets Chidambarams

Sources further report that P. Chidambaram has been charge-sheeted with Criminal conspiracy. According to sources, P. Chidambaram and other accused in INX Media Case charged with Sections 120B, 420, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 9, 13(2) and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act. The former Union Minister's bail plea is currently heard by the Supreme Court. The CBI is reportedly still investigating into the case inspite of filing a charge sheet.

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ED gets custody

Earlier on Thursday, the ED had been granted custody of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram by a Delhi court till 24 October.  His judicial custody in connection with the CBI case of the matter has also been extended till the same date. The ED will conduct custodial interrogation of Chidambaram in the INX Media case. The court had on Wednesday issued a production warrant against Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by Enforcement Directorate. 

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ED grills Chidambaram

On Wednesday, a 3-member ED team grilled Chidambaram for around two hours in Tihar Jail and later arrested him. This came after a special court on Tuesday allowed the law enforcement agency to grill Chidambaram for 30 minutes in connection with the matter. Meanwhile, the court also dismissed the application moved by the lawyer of Chidambaram challenging the court's earlier order of the production of the senior Congress leader. In his application, Chidambaram had stated that a warrant issued on Friday for seeking his production for arrest and remand for investigation was illegal and contrary to the rules.

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INX Media case and Chidambaram

The CBI had registered an FIR on May 15, 2017, alleging irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to the INX Media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 during Chidambaram's tenure as the Finance Minister. Thereafter, the Enforcement Directorate had lodged a money laundering case in this regard in 2017. Chidambaram was first arrested by the CBI in connection with the INX Media case on August 22 from his New Delhi residence. He is currently been held in judicial custody in Tihar Jail after a Delhi Court dismissed his plea seeking to surrender to the ED in the money laundering case of INX Media. Both agencies are still probing Chidambaram in the case.