Mumbai, August 29: Indrani Mukerjea, who had turned approver in the INX Media case, on Thursday reacted favourably to ex-Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram's arrest. "It's good news that P Chidambaram has been arrested," she told reporters present in the Mumbai court. Chidambaram was arrested on August 21 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with INX media corruption case. What is INX Media Case?

P Chidambaram and his son Karti were named by Mukherjea, who is lodged in Mumbai jail for the alleged murder of her daughter Sheena Bora. Indrani Mukherjea, who had turned approver in the INX case in July, reportedly revealed about her meeting with the Chidambarams. INX Media Case: P Chidambaram Gets One More Day of Reprieve by Supreme Court From ED Arrest.

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Indrani and Peter Mukherjea were arrested by the CBI for the murder of Sheena Bora in August 2015. Earlier this year, Indrani had filed a divorce petition and later turned approver in the INX media case. In March 2018, she told CBI that a deal of $1 million was struck with Karti Chidambaram to secure approval from Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in favour of INX media.

Karti was arrested by CBI in February last year in connection with the case. He was later released on bail. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had questioned Karti on several occasions. P Chidambaram was also questioned by ED on December 19, 2018, and January this year.

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