ED may file charge sheet against Karti

The ED is expected to file a fresh charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case on Wednesday, pertaining to the role of former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti in the deal, official sources said on Tuesday. The charge sheet, called the prosecution complaint in the ED parlance, is expected to be filed before the court of special judge O P Saini. It is expected to underline the role of Karti and others.

The agency has questioned and recorded the statement of Karti at least twice, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Karti was questioned for the first time by the ED in connection with the case which is related to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval granted in 2006 in this case by his father.