A Delhi court has allowed Congress leader Karti P Chidambaram, who is accused in four cases lodged by the CBI and the ED, to travel to Monaco, Spain, and the UK for two weeks in April to attend a tennis tournament. Special Judge M K Nagpal permitted Mr. Chidambaram to travel to the European countries from April 9 to April 22, saying he has complied with conditions imposed on him every time he was allowed to travel abroad.
The four cases include two corruption cases related to the alleged Aircel Maxis scam and INX Media scam lodged by the CBI and two related money laundering cases registered by the ED. Mr. Chidambaram had told the court a tournament is going to be organized in Monaco and, in his capacity as a Director of the company named Totus Tennis Ltd, which is a co-organizer of the event, he was required to be present there. As per the court order, Karti P Chidambaram, who has been accused in four cases related to corruption and money laundering, has been granted permission to travel abroad for a tennis tournament in Monaco and to attend a sports conference in Spain and visit his daughter in the UK from April 9 to April 22.
However, the court imposed various conditions on him, including the submission of a security deposit of ₹1 crore by way of FDR/bank draft, providing his travel itinerary to the CBI and the ED, and not engaging in any bank account opening/closing or property transactions while travelling abroad. The court also directed him not to attempt to tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses of the case in any way. If he fails to comply with the court’s order, the security deposit furnished by him shall be liable to be forfeited.
