Former Union minister P Chidambaram will not be appearing before the CBI on Thursday, 31 May, for questioning in connection with the INX Media corruption case, officials told PTI. The officials, however, failed to give any immediate reason.
Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court granted interim protection to Chidambaram from arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till 3 July in the case.
The High Court has asked him to join questioning in the INX Media case as and when called by the CBI.
In the INX Media case, the CBI had registered an FIR on 15 May, 2017, against alleged irregularities in the FIPB clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when Chidambaram was finance minister.
Chidambaram's son, Karti, was also arrested in the matter for allegedly receiving funds to the tune of Rs 10 lakh in the case.
The other accused in the case include then INX Media director Indrani Mukerjea and then INX news director Peter Mukerjea.
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