NEW DELHI: A Delhi court docket on Tuesday framed fees of felony conspiracy towards Congress MP. Karti Chidambaram and different accused within the Chinese language visa ‘rip-off’ case.The following listening to within the matter has been scheduled for January 16.The case is being heard at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court docket, which additionally framed fees towards Karti Chidambaram’s shut aide Bhaskar Raman in reference to the alleged offence.The enforcement directorate (ED) has alleged that Chidambaram obtained a Rs 50 lakh bribe to facilitate approval for the reuse of visas for Chinese language personnel, sought by an organization concerned in establishing an influence plant in Punjab. The company registered a cash laundering case in reference to the alleged issuance of visas to 263 Chinese language nationals in 2011, when Karti’s father P Chidambaram was the Union dwelling minister.Chidambaram has persistently denied the allegations and earlier described the ED probe as a “fishing and roving” inquiry. He has maintained that he offered all required paperwork to the company, termed the case “bogus”, and stated he by no means assisted any Chinese language nationals in acquiring visas.
