Jailed media baron Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the killing of her daughter, on Thursday, 29 August, termed the arrest of former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case "good news".
Chidambaram was arrested on 21 August by the CBI in the INX Media corruption and money laundering case.
The group, once promoted by Indrani Mukerjea and her husband Peter Mukerjea, both in jail in the case of killing the former's daughter Sheena Bora, had allegedly made payments to a firm linked to the former finance minister's son Karti Chidambaram, the CBI earlier claimed.
"His (Chidambaram) arrest is good news. He is now cornered from all sides," Indrani Mukerjea told reporters in a sessions court where she was produced to attend trial in the case of killing of her daughter Sheena Bora.
She further said the bail granted to the former Union minister's son Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media case should also be cancelled.
Indrani Approver In Case Against Chidambaram
In July this year, she turned approver in the case against P Chidambaram and his son and recorded her confessional statement.
She alleged that the former Union minister had asked her to help his son in his business and make overseas remittances in lieu of granting Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to INX Media.
The CBI registered an FIR on 15 May 2017, alleging irregularities in the FIPB clearance granted to the INX media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 during P Chidambaram's tenure as finance minister.
Thereafter, the ED also lodged a money laundering case in this regard in 2018.
Chidambaram's son was arrested by the CBI in the case in February 2018. Later, the Delhi High Court granted him bail on March 23, 2018.
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