PublishedIndia's former Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram sits in a vehicle after he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation officials in New Delhi August 21, 2019. — Reuters pic
Chidambaram was arrested by federal police on a warrant issued by a competent court, a spokesman for the Central Bureau of Investigation said. After the press conference, in dramatic scenes televised across Indian media, police officers reached Chidambaram's residence and jumped over the wall to enter the premises.