Congress' Karti Chidambaram Moves Court for Anticipatory Bail in Visa Scam Case

The CBI had conducted raids on several premises of both Karti and P Chidambaram across Delhi and Chennai on 17 May.

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday, 20 May, moved an anticipatory bail application in a Delhi court, in connection with alleged visa scam, news agency ANI reported.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had conducted raids at nine locations belonging to both Karti and P Chidambaram on Tuesday.

According to officials, between 2010 and 2014 the father-son duo allegedly granted visas to 250 Chinese nationals working at the Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL) in Punjab, after receiving illegal payments of Rs 50 lakh.