CBI questions Kalmadi in connection with CWG scam

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games Organising
Committee chief Suresh Kalamdi was on Wednesday questioned by
India's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of
Investigation, in connection with alleged financial
irregularities in the conduct of the sports event that took
place in India in 2010.
Kalmadi reached the CBI office at about 10 AM (IST). His
questioning began about half an hour later, official sources
said.
The questioning is about alleged irregularities in the
Queen Baton's Relay held in London last year besides certain
contracts awarded to various firms totalling millions, the
sources said.
The agency had raided his premises in Pune in the western
Indian state of Maharashtra and in New Delhi on December 24
during which several documents including digital were seized,
they said.
The sleuths have grilled Kalmadi's three key aides in
connection with the scam. The sources said Manoj Bhori,
political advisor to OC head and P K Srivastava and A K Sinha,
both assistants to Kalmadi, were also called for
interrogation.
Besides Kalmadi, the CBI had also conducted raids at
the residence of OC Secretary General Lalit Bhanot, R K
Sacheti, who is Joint Director General of the OC, and Sangeeta
Welingkar, member of the Games Image and Look Group.
The agency has so far filed three First Information
Reports in connection with the alleged financial
irregularities.
While one case is related to a USD 2.36 million deal
struck with a Swiss score keeping firm, the CBI had registered
two other FIRs in connection with the contract given to UK
firm AM Films for the Baton Relay ceremonies by the OC in
London.PTI