Through PTI
NEW DELHI: The CBI has filed a recent case towards Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, for allegedly facilitating visas of 250 Chinese language nationals after receiving unlawful gratification of Rs 50 lakh, officers stated on Tuesday.
The CBI on Tuesday morning began coordinated seek operations at 9 places in more than one towns within the nation, together with Karti Chidambaram’s flats in Chennai and Delhi, they stated.
The searches are being performed at 3 places in Chennai, 3 in Mumbai, and one each and every in Karnataka, Punjab and Odisha, they added.
A CBI crew additionally visited the legit place of abode of Karti Chidambaram and senior Congress chief and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram at Lodhi Property right here, the officers stated.
“I’ve misplaced depend, how time and again has it been? Should be a report,” Karti tweeted with out specifying.
Within the new case which is an offshoot of an ongoing probe, the CBI has alleged that Karti Chidambaram had gained Rs 50 lakh alleged bribe to facilitate the visa of 250 Chinese language nationals all through the UPA regime for an influence challenge, the officers stated.
The CBI were given the whiff of the case all through its ongoing investigation associated with the INX media case wherein Karti is already underneath probe in getting Overseas Funding Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance for INX media, they stated.
Following the scrutiny of the transaction, the CBI had detected the bills value Rs 50 lakh that are purported to be unlawful gratification for facilitating the visa of Chinese language staff who had been meant to paintings on the plant, the officers stated.