CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram

In a dramatic move, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested Karti Chidambaram at Chennai airport on allegations that he had demanded and accepted $1 million for scuttling a possible probe against INX Media for violation of FIPB conditions in 2007. He was later remanded in one-day police custody.Mr. Karti, who was returning to Chennai on a flight from London, was brought to Delhi on a transit remand and produced before a metropolitan magistrate. The magistrate directed the agency to produce him before a regular court at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, when the agency is likely to seek his further custody. Outside the court premises, Mr. Karti told the media that all the allegations against him were politically motivated and that this would be validated by the court.