CBI
searches three CWG officials' homes, two booked
Tuesday November 30, 2010 04:33:46 PM , IANS
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chief Suresh Kalmadi - T.S. Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo - were
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New Delhi: The Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday searched the offices and
homes of three Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC)
officials and filed cases against two of them - Lalit Bhanot and
V.K. Verma - for alleged financial lapses.
The OC officials whose premises were searched said they were
transparent and would extend support to investigations.
While Bhanot is the OC secretary general, Verma is the OC director
general. A case has been filed against them for cheating and
misuse of posts, a source said. Both are considered very close to
OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi.
Raids were also conducted at the Green Park Extension residence of
R.K. Sacheti, joint director general (coordination), OC.
According to the source, the CBI is still conducting searches at
11 places in the national capital and the neighbouring townships
of Noida and Gurgaon in connection with alleged irregularities in
the purchase of the Time Scoring Board used in the Oct 3-14
Commonwealth Games.
"The searches are still on and all details will be provided," an
official maintained.
The CBI is probing the alleged irregularities in the OC's contract
of Rs.107 crore to a firm to procure the time scoring board.
"The CBI team came in the morning and they wanted to search the
house, they did it, they were very nice and professional. They did
their job and whatever they wanted to see we showed them. We were
transparent totally," said Bhanot.
"Whatever the decision (related to the Games), it has been jointly
taken by the board, which includes government members as well as
other members from various federations and the Olympic
association…investigation is going on and whatever help they are
asking we will extend," Bhanot added.
Verma said that there was complete transparency in the work done
by the OC.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) last month questioned Verma for
his alleged role in the financial irregularities in the Queen's
Baton Relay in London in 2009.
Three other aides of Kalmadi -- T.S. Darbari, Sanjay Mohindroo and
M. Jayachandran -- are already in custody for their alleged
involvement in the Queen's Baton Relay scam.
The OC is understood to have paid AM Films - a sister concern of
AM Car - over 450,000 pounds for services during the Queen's Baton
Relay function in London in October 2009 without following proper
tendering procedures and paper work.
Kalmadi Monday claimed he had not committed any offence and was
ready to answer all CBI questions.
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