Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at the residence of Congress leader P Chidambaram in Jorbagh, New Delhi... Read More

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Delhi high court refused to grant any relief to senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in the INX Media scam case, teams of officers of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate went to his residence on Tuesday night.

First, a team of CBI officials reached Chidambaram's Jor Bagh residence and left after a while. Shortly later, a team of ED officials also reached his residence.

The officials of both the agencies refused to talk to the waiting media personnel, who sought to know the purpose of their visit.

Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court rejected the former finance minister's anticipatory bail plea in the two cases filed by the CBI and the ED related to his alleged role in INX Media scam.

Chidambaram's legal team consisting of top lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi will approach the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court on Wednesday to seek a stay of the high court order.

"Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has asked us to appear before the senior-most judge of the top court tomorrow morning," Sibal told reporters after they moved the top court for relief.

Meanwhile, Chidambaram maintained a stoic silence and kept himself away from the media after the Delhi high court judgment.

When the news of this setback reached Chidambaram, he was in the Supreme Court along with some junior lawyers.

An attempt was made to seek his reaction but he gestured that he does not want to speak on the issue.

Junior lawyers, who were with him, asked the media persons to keep away as Chidambaram eagerly awaited the arrival of senior advocate and party colleague Kapil Sibal.



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