CBI claims new evidence against Karti Chidambaram; court extends custody

Court gives it 3 more days to interrogate him; to decide bail plea on Thursday; HC stays any ED arrest in same case till March 20

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was allowed by judge Sunil Rana to keep Karti Chidambaram, son of the former Union finance minister, in its custody for three more days.

The agency said they needed to confront him with his chartered accountant, Bhaskar Raman, in the INX Media case. Karti is facing allegations that he helped the latter company's promoters, Indrani and Peter Mukerjea (in custody for something else) in getting excess foreign investment during his father, P Chidambaram's tenure as finance minister during the Manmohan SIngh government.

Karti, arrested on February 28, is also alleged to have influenced officers of the