Corruption or Common wealth Games – CBI arrested 2 officials of CWG - Organizing committee Darbari and Mahendroo arrested

Corruption or Common wealth Games – CBI arrested 2 officials of CWG -
Organizing committee Darbari and Mahendroo arrested

CBI registered two cases in connection with alleged irregularities during the Queen''s Baton''s Relay in London and carried out searches at CWG Organising Committee’s office and at residences of some of its former officials.


The two cases were registered against London-based AM Films and AM Car, which had been given contracts for the Baton Relay, official sources said.

The searches were conducted at the residence of T S Darbari, joint director general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee,
Sanjay Mahendroo, OC deputy director-general, and Raj Singh, a Director level officer in the OC

T S Darbari, who was sacked from the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee shortly before the Games was a close aide of Suresh Kalmadi who was Chairman of the Committee.

After conducting raids, officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Commonwealth Games' top officials for their alleged role in some of the corruption charges related to the Games.

Darbari was the joint director general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CWG OC), where as Mahendroo was the joint director general of the CWG OC.

CBI has found proof that two emails that justified selection of AM Cars for the Queen's Baton Relay were forged. The emails were used to exaggerate bills.
The email was used by Kalmadi aides Darbari and Mahendroo to justify high rentals and to hire AM cars.

The first case names London-based A M Car/Van Services and its owner Ashish Patel besides Darbari, Mahendroo and Singh under
Sections 468 (forgery of court records and public documents),
471 (Using forged documents as genuine),
120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act.

The second case involves London-based A M Films, Patel, Mahendroo, Darbari and others under
Sections 420 (cheating),
120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act.

Update – 22 November 2010 -

CBI arrested sacked treasurer of Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee M Jayachandran in connection with Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) in London last year.

CBI spokesman R K Gaur said the former OC official was arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation in the two cases registered by the CBI earlier this week.

Jayachandran has also been questioned by the Enforcement officials for over six hours as part of its probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the mega sporting event.

His explanation was sought on questions related to alleged foreign exchange violations during the QBR.

The ED had issued summons to him under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).