Court summons PC and Karti in INX Media case

New Delhi A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, his son Karti Chidambaram and eight others on April 7 taking cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet in connection with their alleged role in the INX Media money laundering case.

Special judge MK Nagpal said that there were sufficient grounds to proceed against the accused including Karti’s chartered accountant S S Bhaskararaman, Peter Mukerjea and six firms including INX Media and INX News.

The charge sheet by the ED was filed under section 3 (money laundering) read with section 70 (offences by companies), which is punishable under section 4 (punishment) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).