INX media case: Karti Chidambaram appears before ED for questioning
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Officials said Karti was summoned to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Karti Chidambaram appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with its probe into the INX media case.
Karti, the son of former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram, arrived at the ED`s Jamnagar office in central Delhi at 11.05 a.m on Thursday.
Officials said Karti was summoned to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
It is understood that he would be questioned in the INX Media case, officials said.
Delhi: Karti Chidambaram arrives at the Enforcement Directorate office to appear in connection with INX Media case pic.twitter.com/ihQSOVZL7Y
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The agency has alleged that Karti received money from INX Media, using his influence to manipulate a tax probe against it in a case of violation of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) conditions to receive investment from Mauritius, reported PTI.
It registered a PMLA case in May 2017 to probe the issue.
Chidambaram has been asked to appear before the financial probe agency on February 8.