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Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches at multiple locations (residence and office) of Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram, in connection with an ongoing case.
A CBI team also visited the official residence of Karti Chidambaram and senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram at Lodhi Estate in New Delhi, the officials said.
In the new case which is an offshoot of an ongoing probe, the CBI has alleged that Karti Chidambaram had received Rs 50 lakh alleged bribe to facilitate the visa of 250 Chinese nationals during the UPA regime for a power project, the officials said.
“I have lost count,” Karti Chidambaram said on the number of CBI searches at his premises he tweeted .
I have lost count, how many times has it been? Must be a record.
— Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) May 17, 2022
Raids are being conducted at Mumbai, Chennai and Sivagangai in Tamil Nadu.
The searches are reportedly being conducted at around seven premises of the former Union Minister across these cities, in connection with an ongoing case against his son Karti Chidambaram, the Congress MP from Sivaganga.
The CBI has registered a fresh case against Karti Chidambaram, over alleged foreign remittances between 2010-14.
Karti Chidambaram is being probed in several cases, including the one relating to Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media for receiving foreign funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore when his father was the finance minister.
