Charge-sheet filed against Karti in Aircel-Maxis case
New Delhi, Jun 13: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge-sheet in a Delhi court against Karti Chidambaram, the son of former Union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram, in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case.
The ED has also mentioned the name of former union minister Chidambaram at various places in the charge-sheet. However, he has not been arrayed as an accused in the probe report submitted by the agency before Additional Sessions Judge Ruby Alka Gupta.
Apart from Karti, the agency has also named Advantage Strategic Consultancies Private Limited and its directors Padma Bhaskararamana and Ravi Viswanathan, and Chess Management Services Private Limited and its director Anna malai Palaniappa in the charge sheet under Section 4 (punishment for money laundering) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The court has now posted the matter to July 4 for consideration of the charge-sheet.
Special public prosecutors Nitesh Ran aandNK Matta, appearing for the ED, told the court that `1.16 crore allegedly belonging to Karti, has been attached by the agency.
According to sources, the agency in its chargesheet, filed through advocate A R Aditya, mentioned that the former Union minister’s son has been linked with various individuals and companies involved in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval given to the Aircel-Maxis deal.
It also alleged that Karti was in the process of alienating the property involved in the money laundering in order to frustrate the proceedings under PMLA.
The sources said that the charge-sheet contained considerable factual details of the case, including details of the investigation conducted so far. The court has already granted interim protection from arrest till July 10 to Karti in two cases filed by the CBI and the ED in 2011 and 2012, respectively in the matter.
The court has posted the matter to July 4 for consideration of the charge sheet filed under Section 4 (punishment for money laundering) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.