Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has been sent to CBI custody till August 26 in INX바카라 웹사이트 media case. Chidambaram was produced before Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court after he was arrested by the CBI on Friday night. He was taken to the special CBI court and produced before Judge Anil Kumar Kuhad.
CBI had sought five-day custody of the former Finance Minister and had said that he was not cooperating with the investigation.바카라 웹사이트 Kapil Sibal, senior advocate appearing for Chidambaram, had opposed the five -day custodial interrogation sought by CBI and argued in court that whatever the probe agency says cannot be treated as "gospel truth".바카라 웹사이트
The court in its order said that바카라 웹사이트allegations against Chidambaram are serious in nature and in-depth investigation is required.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트The court further remarked that investigation needs to be brought to a logical end for which custodial interrogation is sometimes found useful and fruitful.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
Chidambaram's questioning began at around 10.20 am at CBI headquarters on Thursday and lasted바카라 웹사이트"for as many as 3 hours" about his involvement in the money laundering and corruption related to the INX Media case, NDTV reported citing sources.
Here are the updates:바카라 웹사이트
7:50 PM: Meanwhile, Congress interim president Sonia Gandi, speaking in Delhi said, "Rajiv Gandhi came to power in 1984 but he never used powers to create an atmosphere of fear or to destroy the freedom and liberty of the people. He never used his power to put the principles of democracy in danger."
7:46 PM: The court further remarked that investigation needs to be brought to a logical end for which custodial interrogation is sometimes found useful and fruitful.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
7: 42 PM: "Trail of money, if so paid, is to be ascertained. It is a case based on documentary evidence and those documents need to be traced," the court remarked.바카라 웹사이트
7:38 PM:바카라 웹사이트 The Special Court says allegations against Chidambaram are serious in nature and in-depth investigation is required.바카라 웹사이트
7:27 PM:바카라 웹사이트Delhi court asks CBI to ensure that personal dignity of Chidambaram is not violated in any manner.
7.17 PM: In an oblique reference to Chidambaram's arrest, Sonia Gandhi said, "Rajiv Gandhi got a massive mandate in 1984, but did not use it to create atmosphere of fear or to threaten people."
6:43 PM:바카라 웹사이트Court sends Chidambaram to CBI custody till August 26 in INX media case. His Lawyers, family members, will be allowed to meet him for 30 minutes daily.바카라 웹사이트
5:50 PM: Earlier during the hearing, Chidambaram had dismissed CBI라이브 바카라 charge that he was not cooperating in the investigation and argued in court that he had told the CBI that he has no overseas bank account while his son Karti has an account abroad.
5:19 PM:바카라 웹사이트Court reserves order for 30 minutes.바카라 웹사이트
5:09 PM:바카라 웹사이트P Chidambaram says in court, "Please look at the questions and answers, there are no questions which I have not answered, please read the transcript. They asked, if I have a바카라 웹사이트 bank account abroad, I said no, they asked if my son has an account abroad I said yes."
5:06 PM:바카라 웹사이트Chidambaram gets permission to speak in the court, says "I did not leave any question unanswered."
5:02 PM: "We are not extorting confession but we have the right to reach to the root of the case", says Solicitor General Mehta appearing for the CBI.바카라 웹사이트
4:57 PM:바카라 웹사이트Chidambaram has tremendous potential of not cooperating in probe since he is highly intelligent, Solicitor General Mehta tells court.
4: 55 PM:바카라 웹사이트Solicitor General Mehta, appearing for the CBI,바카라 웹사이트 says even Chidambaram's son Karti underwent custodial interrogation in the case.바카라 웹사이트
4:50 PM: P. Chidambaram says he wants to speak but바카라 웹사이트Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposes Chidambaram's plea that he be allowed to argue himself. Mehta says that able lawyers are already representing the former Finance Minister.
4.46 PM:바카라 웹사이트Police remand can only be in special circumstances and this is also a case where there is no new development, Singhvi, appearing for Chidambaram, tells court. Singhvi further argued that only old questions are being asked after arrest since last evening.바카라 웹사이트
4: 39 PM:바카라 웹사이트 "How can CBI seek remand on ground of evasive replies, that is not the law," AM Singhvi, appearing for Chidambaram tells court.
4:38 PM:바카라 웹사이트Singhvi opposes custodial interrogation of Chidambaram saying no allegation of tampering of evidence made by CBI.바카라 웹사이트
4:36 PM:바카라 웹사이트Chidambaram is not flight risk and he cannot answer according to what they want to hear, Singhvi further tells court.바카라 웹사이트
4:33 PM:바카라 웹사이트Entire case based on a statement given by바카라 웹사이트 Indrani Mukerjea who has now turned an approver, Singhvi tells court.바카라 웹사이트
4:20 PM:바카라 웹사이트Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi joins Sibal to oppose CBI case against Chidambaram.
4:19 PM:바카라 웹사이트Grant of bail is a rule and the issue before court is of personal liberty,바카라 웹사이트Sibal argues in court. Sibal further argued that CBI cannot say Chidambaram that has been evasive in investigation.바카라 웹사이트
4:18 PM: Senior advocate바카라 웹사이트Sibal says that CBI could have written letter to Chidambaram for producing documents alleged to be in his possession.
4:13 PM:바카라 웹사이트Chidambaram tells court he has not slept for 24 hours.바카라 웹사이트 The former Finance Minister's advocate said that what the CBI says is not the gospel truth.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
4:12 PM:바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval is given by six government secretaries none have been arrested, says Sibal in court. “This is a case of documentary evidence. Chidambaram has never skipped interrogation,” Sibal was further quoted as saying by ANI news agency.
4:07 PM:바카라 웹사이트FIPB approval given by senior officials, who were not arrested, Sibal tells court.바카라 웹사이트
4:00 PM:바카라 웹사이트Kapil Sibal, senior advocate appearing for Chidambaram, opposes 5-day custodial interrogation sought by CBI.바카라 웹사이트
3:57 PM: Solicitor General Tushar바카라 웹사이트Mehta, appearing for CBI says charge sheet yet to be filed in the case and it would need more material which Chidambaram is holding.
3:55 PM :바카라 웹사이트Chidambaram to be confronted with documents relating to the INX Media scam, says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
3:54 PM:바카라 웹사이트CBI says Chidambaram not cooperating in the investigation.바카라 웹사이트
3:48 PM:바카라 웹사이트Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for CBI, says Chidambaram was in conspiracy with others in the INX Media scam.
3: 44 PM:바카라 웹사이트CBI seeks 5-day custody of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트CBI also says Chidambaram's custodial interrogation necessary to unearth larger conspiracy in the INX Media case.바카라 웹사이트
3:42 PM:바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트The hearing would take place before Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar.
3:41 PM:바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트Chidambaram's family members, including his wife Nalini and son Karti, are also in the courtroom along with other senior advocates including Dayan Krishnan.
Heavy security arrangement has been made outside the courtroom.
3:34 PM: Seen here, Chidambaram arriving at the court.바카라 웹사이트
3:31 PM: Hearing to commence in the CBI court shortly.바카라 웹사이트
3:29 PM:바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Chidambaram is having a discussion with senior advocate and party colleague Kapil Sibal.
3:025 PM:바카라 웹사이트P Chidambaram produced in CBI Special Court.바카라 웹사이트
3:00 PM:바카라 웹사이트In a statement issued by Trinamool Congress, Mamata Banerjee reacted to Chidambaram's arrest. She quoted Rabindranath Tagore and said the "message of justice is crying silently in isolation".
"P Chidambaram is an economist, and a former home minister and finance minister. The manner in which he has been arrested is depressing. There are four pillars of democracy: democratic institutions, Election Commission, media and judicial system. The democratic system of our country is crying, yet the judiciary is not coming to its aid," she said.
2:45 PM: P. Chidambaram is now being taken from CBI Office to court for hearing in INX Media Case.
2:40 PM:바카라 웹사이트Heavy security outside Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office from where P. Chidambaram will be taken to court for hearing; water cannons also deployed outside the office.
2:36 PM:바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Congress party leaders and senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek M Singhvi, Vivek Tankha and Dayan Krishnan, among others have also reached the court complex.
2:35 PM:바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트P Chidambaram's wife Nalini, son Karti along with sr lawyers representing ex-Union minister reach Delhi court ahead of the hearing.바카라 웹사이트
2: 33 PM:바카라 웹사이트 Congress workers in West Bengal staged road blockades and organised rallies in various parts of the state on Thursday to protest against the arrest of former Union finance minister and party's senior leader P Chidambaram.
