‘Records destroyed'

CBI says 2007 FinMin visitor diaries missing but she did hire a hotel car for the meeting; Chidambaram’s legal team denies charge

- Aneesha Mathur

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday accused senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram of ‘destroying’ evidence of meeting Indrani Mukerjea, who has turned approver in the INX Media case.

P Chidambaram is facing investigations by the CBI in the INX Media case where he is accused of misusing his position as India's finance minister to benefit INX Media, in which Indrani Mukerjea had a major interest. Arguing for the CBI before the Delhi High Court on Friday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the visitor's log for the day when P Chidambaram met Indrani Mukerjea is "missing".

He said, “On investigation, it appeared that visitors' register has been destroyed.”