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INX Media Case: Opposing P Chidambaram’s Bail Plea, CBI Says Him And Karti Sought, Received Illegal Gratification
Swarajya Staff
Sep 20, 2019, 06:39 PM | Updated 06:39 PM IST
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today (20 September) strongly opposed former finance minister P Chidambaram’s bail plea before the Delhi High Court in the INX Media case, reports ANI.
It contended that the bail application should be rejected considering the "gravity of the offence and the magnitude of the financial embezzlement"
In its reply to the plea, the central agency also revealed what it had uncovered in its investigation in the case till now.
"That investigation conducted so far has revealed that the accused/ petitioner, while working as the Finance Minister, demanded illegal gratification against which payments were made in India as well as overseas to the Petitioner/accused and his son Karti Chidambaram by other co-accused Indrani Mukerjee and Pratim Mukerjea....,” the agency’s reply stated.
Chidambaram is currently lodged in Tihar Jail, and his counsels have argued that the former minister is facing a variety of ailments and has also lost some weight during his detention. The matter will now be heard on Monday (23 September).
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