Karti to remain in judicial custody till Mar 24 in INX case

Delhi court on Monday sent Karti Chidambaram to judicial custody until March 24 in the INX Media case, while dismissing his plea for early hearing of his bail application.

Special judge Sunil Rana pronounced the order after the CBI said he was not required for custodial interrogation.

On his plea seeking separate cell and protection in Tihar Jail, the court said the jail manual would be followed. It also said that his bail plea would be heard on March 15 as scheduled.

The court denied Karti’s request for home food in the jail.

Meanwhile, Karti’s chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman, who is currently in jail in a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has moved the court for anticipatory bail in the CBI case of INX Media.

Karti, the son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, was produced before special judge on expiry of his three-day police custody.

Karti has already spent 12 days in police custody since his arrest on February 28 from Chennai airport.

He was arrested in connection with the FIR lodged on May 15 last year. It alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds of about ~305 crore in 2007 when his father P Chidambaram was Union finance minister.

NEWDELHI:A