New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram appeared to have a premonition of the arrest of his son Karti when he filed a petition recently in the Supreme Court apprehending “continued harassment” to him and his family members.
Karti was arrested by the CBI on Wednesday on his arrival from London, even before Chidambaram’s petition could be listed for hearing by the top court.
Chidambaram, who has been closely monitoring the case of his son in the Supreme Court which is argued by his party colleague and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, had sprung a surprise last week by filing a petition on his own accusing the CBI and the ED of carrying out a political vendetta against him and his family. In his petition, Chidambaram has sought the apex court's direction prohibiting the CBI and Enforcement Directorate from continuing their “illegal investigations” and from acting in any manner “causing repeated harassment” to him and his family members, including his son.
However, the CBI swung into action by arresting Karti even before the petition was heard by the top court.
Meanwhile, Karti on Wednesday signed the arrest memo by writing on it that all allegations against him were aimed to target his father P Chidambaram, during whose tenure as Union finance minister, FIPB clearance was granted to INX media.
“This whole exercise is to politically target my father,” Karti wrote on the arrest memo before signing it.
The memo of arrest was placed before duty magistrate Sumeet Anand, before whom Karti was produced.
