INX Media case: CBI gets P Chidambaram’s custody till August 30

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday extended the police custody of former finance minister P Chidambaram till August 30.

This gives the agency more time to question him in connection with the alleged discrepancies in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approvals to INX Media.

Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on August 21 and produced before the special CBI judge the following day.

The court had then remanded him in the probe agency’s custody for five days, which was due to end on Monday.