Aircel-Maxis case: Protection from arrest to Chidambaram, Karti extended

The case relates to alleged irregularities in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval in the Aircel-Maxis deal

File photo of P Chidambaram
Former finance minister P Chidambaram speaks as Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal looks on as they address the media about completion of one year of Goods and Service Tax (GST), in New Delhi | PTI Photo
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 28 2019 | 2:40 PM IST

A Delhi court Monday extended till February 18 the interim protection from arrest granted to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti from arrest in the Aircel-Maxis scam.

Special CBI Judge O P Saini extended the relief to Chidambaram noting that he will not be available on February 1 for which the matter was earlier listed.

The case relates to alleged irregularities in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval in the Aircel-Maxis deal.

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First Published: Jan 28 2019 | 2:31 PM IST

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