Don’t Harass Karti, Question Me Instead, Chidambaram Tells CBI
Karti has refused to appear before the CBI saying that the special court had terminated proceedings in the matter.
A day after Karti Chidambaram refused to appear before the CBI in the Aircel-Maxis case, his father P Chidambaram tweeted that the investigative agency should “not harass” Karti and question him instead.
Karti on Thursday said that the special court had discharged all the accused and terminated proceedings in the matter, a claim strongly contradicted by the CBI which said that the investigation was still on.
Karti, through his lawyer, has refused to appear before the agency saying a special court had discharged “all the accused” in the matter.
“All proceedings connected with the said (case)... were also terminated,” the response said.
The agency had called Karti for questioning in connection with the foreign investment clearance given in 2006 in the Aircel-Maxis deal when his father P Chidambaram was the finance minister.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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