The Delhi High Court had dismissed senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram's bail plea, saying prima facie allegations against him are serious in nature and he played an "active and key role" in the offence. (PTI)Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order dismissing his bail petition in the INX Media case. The Delhi High Court had on Friday dismissed Chidambaram's bail plea in the case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), saying prima facie allegations against him are serious in nature and he played an "active and key role" in the offence. Chidambaram was first arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 21 in the INX Media case and was granted bail by the Supreme Court on October 22. Thereafter, the ED had lodged a money-laundering case in this regard in 2017.

Source: The Telegraph November 18, 2019 07:30 UTC