CBI to ask UK for details on deals relating to QBR

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) India's premier investigative
agency which came under fire for not filing the chargesheet
against suspended official of Commonwealth Games Organising
Committee T S Darbari within the stipulated 60 days, will ask
the United Kingdom to give details of alleged wrongful
transactions made during the Queen's Baton Relay in London.
T S Darbari and Sanjay Mahendroo, both Organising
Committee officials, were arrested by the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) on November 15, 2010, in conenction with
contracts awarded to London-based A M Films and AM Car and Van
Hire Limited at exorbitant rates with regard to Queen's Baton
Relay function in London on October 29, 2009.
The duo are facing charges of causing losses to the
state exchequer to the tune of Rs 1.55 crore in the QBR.
CBI, however, failed to produce any chargesheet against
the duo in the case within the stipulated 60 days resulting in
grant of bail to Darbari by the Delhi High Court Friday.
Mahendroo would also be released on the ground of parity
as he is also in jail for the last 60 days. He has not moved
any bail application.
Sources privy to the investigation said the probe is
still incomplete as details of entire transactions which took
place in the United Kingdom are yet to come from there.
They said to get the details, CBI will issue Letters
Rogatory to the UK soon.
Meanwhile, CBI has time till January 20 to file the
chargesheet against the third accused in the case CWG OC
official M Jaychandran who was arrested on November 21,
failing which he too would have to be released on bail.
CBI had registered two cases in connection with
contracts awarded to A M Films and AM Car and Van Hire Limited
at exorbitant rates.
The first case was registered by CBI under IPC and
Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with the award of
contract to AM car and Van Hire Limited.
The second case involves London-based A M Films and
the probe agency had named Mahendroo, Darbari and others under
sections 420 (cheating), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC
and Prevention of Corruption Act.
The agency had conducted searches at their premises
besides the OC headquarters here. CBI also questioned CWG OC
Chief Suresh Kalmadi and carried out searches at his premises
in Delhi, Pune and Mumbai. PTI ABS
ASR


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