New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday took cognizance of the chargesheet filed against former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case. The court asked for the former minister to be presented before it on October 24.
The court also issued summons to all other accused chargesheeted in the case. However, the date of their appearance will be given later.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet in the case against Chidambaram and his son Karti and others. The chargesheet filed by the agency names 14 accused including Peter Mukerjea, Karti Chidambaram, P. Chidambaram, Karti’s accountant Bhaskar, and some bureaucrats. The agency has also named firms INX Media, Chess Management and ASCL.