What happened after CBI arrested P Chidambaram last night ; INX Media Case
Senior Congress leader and former Home and Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who was arrested by the CBI last night, remained quiet and hardly spoke to CBI officers and doctors who examined him. Sources privy to the developments of last night's development told India Today TV that after he was arrested by the CBI and locked-up, he barely spoke and preferred to remain quiet.
P Chidambaram is facing investigations by the ED and CBI in the INX Media case. He is accused of misusing his position as India's finance minister to benefit INX Media.
For the past two years, courts had granted interim protection from arrest to P Chidambaram and his son Karti. However, on August 20, the Delhi High Court refused to extend it any further, following which the investigating agencies tried to arrest him for questioning.
Sources have told that after being arrested from his residence, P Chidambaram was taken to the CBI Headquarters late last night. A team of doctors also examined him for a medical check-up.
"Doctors asked him if he is suffering from any ailments or if he is on medication. His blood pressure and other vitals were noted. But he spoke very little," sources told India Today TV.
They said CBI officers then asked him if he was comfortable or not. "His answers were short and he mostly remained silent on queries by CBI officers."
P Chidambaram was later left in lock up number 5, which is being guarded round the clock by two CBI officers and is under CCTV surveillance. The CCTV feed is accessed in a control room on the ground floor of the CBI headquarters.
Today morning, Chidambaram was taken to the Economic offence Unit where he his formal questioning started.
Sources said after quizzing him, Chidambaram will be produced before an appropriate court.
