First a cup of tea and then questioned late into the night: Chidambaram’s second day in CBI custody
New
Delhi,
Aug
23:
P
Chidambaram
who
is
in
CBI
custody
was
questioned
late
into
the
night.
A
Delhi
court
had
remanded
him
in
CBI
custody
until
August
26
on
Thursday.
This
was
his
second
night
in
CBI
custody
after
he
had
been
arrested
on
Wednesday.
He
is
lodged
in
the
Suit
Number
5
at
the
CBI
headquarters,
which
is
on
the
ground
floor.
When the questioning about the FIPB approval began, he sought for some documents as he could not remember certain things. After going through the documents, he answered all the questions that were posed by the CBI officials.
Chidambaram continued to stand during court proceedings, despitebeing asked to sit
On Thursday, after he returned from court, he was served tea, following which the questioning began. The questioning went on until midnight. He was allowed home made food in custody.
Chidambaram is monitored closely by 5 CBI officials. He is also being monitored closely by the CCTV cameras, the feed of which is in the control room.
On day one of his custody, officials said that he did not ask too many questions and remained quiet all through. Several officials and doctors spoke with him, but he hardly responded. His answers were either yes or no when he was asked a few questions regarding his health.