AGENCIES / NEW DELHI
The special CBI court today sent former Union finance minister P Chidambaram to judicial custody till Sept.19 in connection with the INX media case. Chidambaram has already spent 15 days in CBI custody. He will now be sent to Tihar jail in the national capital. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had refused to grant ex Union minister pre-arrest bail in INX Media case. In partial relief to Chidambaram and his son Karti, a Delhi court, earlier today, granted father-son duo anticipatory bail in the cases lodged by CBI and ED in Aircel-Maxis case. Granting relief, Special Judge O P Saini directed them to join the probe in the cases. “In event of arrest, they can be released on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of like amount. The accused are directed to join the investigation,” the court said. Moments after he was sent to 14-day judicial custody, Chidambaram expressed his worry about the state of economy. “I am only worried about the economy,” he said when asked to comment on Delhi court’s order.