Wednesday, December 29, 2010

CBI questions Kalmadi's aides

The Central Bureau of Investigation today grilled close aides of Common wealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi in relation with the current investigate into the supposed financial irregularities in the Games.The CBI sources said Mr Kalmadi's personal secretary Manoj Bhore and OC General Secretary Lalit Bhanot were questioned. The CBI had conducted raids at the premises of Mr Kalmadi and Mr Bhore on December 24.

The premier investigation agency yesterday questioned three close aides of Mr Kalmadi into the case. The official added that questioning into the case would be done on regular basis.The CBI sources added that Mr Kalmadi is likely to be questioned. The agency has been investigating the hard disc and supposed threat letter, improved from the premises of the Congress MP. The Central agency had also recovered several 'important documents' after raids were conducted at his premises in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.

The case was registered by the CBI into the alleged financial irregularities in the mega sports event on November 15 under the Section 120b r/w 420 IPC and Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act against several OC officials and a London-based private firm dealing in audio-visual equipments. It was supposed that the accused OC officials, in conspiracy with a London-based private firm, awarded the work of fixing of video screens at the venue of the Queen's Baton Relay, at inflated rates. The work was awarded to the firm purportedly on the basis of fake quotations and without following the normal method.

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