February 13, 2011 1:23 PM

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Prasar Bharati's deal with UK-based broadcast firm comes under scanner

Prasar Bharati's deal with a UK-based broadcast firm for the coverage of the Commonwealth Games has now come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate. Official sources said the multi-crore deal struck with SIS Live in UK is the latest of the various projects connected with the CWG being scrutinized by the country's premier agency against money laundering and forex violations. The latest move by the Directorate may bring under scrutiny role of certain top officials of the Broadcasting Corporation. The ED has already sought information from the Income Tax department, which had carried out a survey at the premises of the local arm of the UK firm. The deal came under scanner because the public broadcaster entered into a 246-crore rupees agreement with SIS Live for the broadcast of the sporting extravaganza. .Later, the UK company sub-contracted the same to an Indian firm Zoom Communication for just 177 crore rupees. President Pratibha Patil had late last year ordered suspension of Prasar Bharti's controversial CEO B S Lalli.Our correspondent adds that the two-member Committee headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General V K Shunglu, which went into alleged financial irregularities in the CWG, has strongly indicted suspended Lalli and Doordarshan Director General Aruna Sharma.

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