The Supreme Court on Friday asked Karti Chidambaram, the son of Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram, to appear before an investigating officer at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters in New Delhi on August 23 for questioning in a corruption case registered against him. A bench, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, directed Karti to carry with him “all the necessary documents in his possession” required for his defence in the case. He was also given permission to be accompanied by an advocate who will sit in a room adjoining the one in which he will be questioned by the CBI officer. Karti is being questioned in connection with a case involving alleged kickbacks paid by media house INX Media for obtaining clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for receiving overseas funds.
CBI has alleged that Karti received kickbacks amounting to Rs 3.5 crore from INX media in exchange for allowing them to raise…