Chinese Visa Scam: Delhi Court Gives Interim Relief To Karti Chidambaram From Arrest Till May 30

ED registered a money laundering case on Wednesday against Congress MP Karti and others in connection with facilitating the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011.

Karti Chidambaram (File Photo)

Chennai: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram received interim protection from arrest till May 30 from Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi in a case registered by Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged Chinese visa scam.

ED registered a money laundering case against the Congress MP and others in connection with facilitating the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals while his father P Chidambaram was the Home Minister in 2011.

Meanwhile, Karti Chidambaram on Thursday also appeared before the CBI in connection with the case. Appearing before CBI, Karti denied all the allegations and said that he "did not felicitate a single Chinese national" and the case was bogus.

He said that the earlier cases lodged against him were also "bogus and this one was the biggest of them".

Talking to media persons, Karti said, "This is politics of victimization and they are trying to tarnish my image," said Karti.

Karti had to appear before the CBI on Wednesday but he did not appear before the probe agency due to some reasons.

Bhaskararaman, his Chartered Accountant, is currently in custodial remand of the CBI. Karti will be confronted with him. The CBI had told the court that they wanted to confront him with Karti and other accused.

The CBI has also recovered 65,000 emails which will be used as evidence. 

(With agency inputs)