The CBI on Friday carried out searches at the residential premises of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and his aide in Delhi and in Pune in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Games.CBI sources said, the raids began at about 7 AM when a team over 10 agency sleuths simultaneously entered both the premises. Besides Kalmadi, the premises of his personal secretary Manoj Bhure were also being searched by the CBI.The raids comes 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 OC 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.
News On AIR | December 24, 2010 5:35 PM
‘CWG scam: CBI raids Kalmadi's houses in Delhi, Pune