New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested former finance minister P Chidambaram at the Tihar jail in connection with its probe in the INX Media money laundering case, officials said.
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They said the ED investigating team followed procedure after a local court here on Tuesday allowed it to interrogate the senior Congress leader and arrest him, if necessary, in this case.
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Investigators of the central agency, who arrived at the jail around 8:15 am, were present in the premises for about two hours.
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They briefly grilled Chidambaram and arrested him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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The central agency will now move court to seek his fresh custody, they said.
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Chidambaram, 74, was arrested by the CBI on August 21 and is lodged in Tihar jail under judicial custody in the corruption case.
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The ED has filed a criminal case under the PMLA to probe alleged irregularities in the grant of FIPB approval to INX Media group.
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Chidambaram’s son Karti and wife Nalini were also seen at the jail premises in the morning.
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Karti is also an accused in the case and has been arrested by the CBI in the past.
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