P Chidambaram at a Delhi court.
New Delhi, October 15
After spending 55 days in CBI and judicial custody in the INX Media corruption case, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram now faces the prospect of arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after a city court allowed his interrogation in Tihar jail here on Wednesday in a related money-laundering matter.
The order by Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar today comes two days before the judicial custody of the 74-year-old Congress veteran was set to expire in the corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Since his arrest on August 21, Chidambaram has till Tuesday spent 55 days in custody, in the CBI as well as judicial, in nine spells.
The judge allowed the ED to interrogate Chidambaram in Tihar jail on Wednesday, and arrest him, if necessary, in connection with the INX Media money-laundering case. He said three ED officials can interrogate him after 8.30 am and asked the jail superintendent to make necessary arrangements. — PTI
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