Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram arrested |
High drama unfolded on Wednesday evening as former Union Minister was arrested from his residence after making a surprise appearance at a press meet at the Congress headquarters. India`s Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday took former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram into custody soon after he held a press conference refuting all charges against him in the INX Media case. A CBI team, reached Mr. Chidambaram`s house and after completing the formalities, took custody of Mr. Chidambaram around 9.30 p.m. and drove away to the CBI headquarters. The CBI and the ED teams had started looking for Mr. Chidambaram after his plea for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Delhi High Court, was not entertained by the Supreme Court. Earlier in the day several teams of investigating agencies failed to track him down, but could not till he appeared at the AICC headquarters for the press conference. In the press conference, Mr. Chidambram said that in the last 24 hours much had happened that caused confusion and concern to many. “In the INX Media case, I have not been accused of any offence. Nor has anyone else, including any member of my family, been accused of any offence. In fact, there is no chargesheet by either the CBI or the ED filed before a competent court.”
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