December 24, 2010 5:53 PM

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CBI scrutinising documents recovered during raids on Kalmadi houses in Delhi, Mumbai & Pune

The CBI is scrutinising the incriminating documents recovered during the raids carried out at the offices and residential premises of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi and his aide in Delhi and Pune today. The raids were conducted in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the awarding the contract in the Queens Batton's relay events . CBI spokesperson Vinita Thakur gave these details to media persons after the raids were over. Reacting to the CBI raids, Suresh Kalmadi defended himself saying he is innocent till provenguilty. AIR correspondent reports that the raids began this morning simultaneously at Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. The raids come days after it was reported that some of the crucial documents which could throw light on the Games' deals have gone missing. The agency has so far filed three FIRs in connection with the alleged irregularities in CWG and searched the residences of Organising Committee's Director General V.K. Verma and Secretary General Lalit Bhanot on November 30. The CBI had recently written to the Cabinet Secretary apprising him about the need to move out Kalmadi and his deputy Lalit Bhanot from their posts as they were proving to be a roadblock in their investigations. Reacting on the development, BJP president Nitin Gadkari said all involved in the CWG scam should be punished. On the other hand, Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said CBI is pursuing the case and BJP has no moral rights to speak on corruption as they have not acted on the Karnataka chief minister against whom there are similar charges.

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