India, Sept. 1 -- The CBI has informed Delhi High Court that probe on former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's family members linked hotel grabbing case can't be proceeded further as Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) was not giving sanction to prosecute its officers. CBI in the affidavit filed on August 28 said that the investigation proved that IOB officials connived with Chidambaram's wife Nalini's sister Padmini and conducted illegally auction to grab the hotel Comfort Inn in Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu in 2007.
CBI initiated preliminary inquiry in 2017 on a petition filed Dr. Kathirvel, owner of the hotel before Delhi High Court. Kathirvel produced interactions with Nalini and the cheque given by her (as price of the hotel) and also letter from the...