CBI books Karti Chidambaram in fresh corruption case
The HinduThe CBI has registered a fresh case of corruption against former finance minister P. Chidambaram's son and Congress MP, Karti Chidambaram, for allegedly giving relief to alcoholic beverage company Diageo Scotland over a ban on the duty-free sale of its whisky, officials said Thursday. Ltd, "an entity controlled" by Karti P. Chidambaram and his close aide S. Bhaskararaman by Diageo Scotland and Sequoia Capitals, the CBI FIR said. "Enquiry revealed that out of various proposals of FIPB enquired into, it was found that Diageo Scotland and Sequoia Capitals have suspiciously transferred funds to Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt. The CBI FIR alleged that Diageo Scotland approached Karti Chidambaram, seeking help in lifting the ban and made payments of $15,000 to Advantage Strategic Consulting, which took it in the guise of "consultancy fee".