Court sends Chidambaram to 4 more days of CBI custody

A special court on Monday sent former finance minister P Chidambaram to four more days of CBI custody till August 30 in the INX Media case after the probe agency said "certain evidence" had emerged and that the Congress leader's confrontation with a co-accused during interrogation was incomplete.

The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) had sought extension of Chidambaram's custody by five days to confront him with certain e-mails and to unearth larger conspiracy in the corruption case in the INX Media scam.

Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar said the CBI demand was "justified" for further interrogating the Congress leader in its custody.

Chidambaram, 73, was produced in the special court on the expiry of his four-day CBI custody which was granted to the agency on August 22, a day after he was arrested amid high drama from his Delhi residence.

His counsel Kapil Sibal opposed the CBI plea during the hearing, saying the agency was not disclosing "full facts" of the case to the court. "CBI's investigation is clouded. This method of seeking remand behind curtains is not fair."