Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram arrested

August 21: This arrest was almost on the cards since the last few weeks, but now he has been arrested. He is senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram. He was arrested on Wednesday night arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from his Jor Bagh residence in New Delhi, an hour after he made a dramatic appearance at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters.

The team of about 30 CBI sleuths accompanied by Delhi police officials reached the Jor Bagh residence of Chidambaram and Chidambaram and knocked at the doors for a few minutes before scaling the boundary wall to enter the premises.

#WATCH Delhi: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official jumps the gate of P Chidambaram's residence to get inside. CBI has issued a Look-Out Notice against him. pic.twitter.com/WonEnoAgR4

— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2019

He was taken to the CBI headquarters. Chidambaram earlier appeared at a press conference almost 24 hours after going “incommunicado” in the wake of the Delhi High Court turning down his anticipatory bail plea in connection with the INX Media scam case.

Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala says democracy stands dead in the hands of the BJP. “The shameless witch-hunt & unheard of abuse of CBI/ED by Modi Govt 2.0 is playing on every TV screen in India. It’s a sham and shame that democracy stands dead in the hands of the BJP,” he Tweeted. P Chidambaram will be produced in CBI court tomorrow.