INX Media case: Chidambaram’s arrest necessary, will do so at appropriate time, ED tells Court

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate told a Delhi court Thursday that the arrest former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case was necessary and it will do so at an appropriate time.

The probe agency made the submission before Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar while opposing Chidambaram’s application seeking to surrender in the INX scam related money laundering case.

Chidambaram, 73, is already in judicial custody in the INX Media corruption case being probed by the CBI.

The court reserved its order for Friday after hearing arguments from both the sides.