The former aides of organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, were on Wednesday arrested in connection with alleged irregularities in a Rs107 crore contract that had been awarded to a Swiss time-keeping company.
Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot and OC director general VK Verma were today arrested by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in the Rs107 crore deal inked with a Swiss timing firm.
Official sources said Bhanot and Verma who were earlier called for questioning at the CBI headquarters here have been put under arrest.
"They were called for questioning by Deputy Superintendent of Police Girish Bharadwaj in connection with the Swiss Time Keeping case," a CBI official requesting anonymity said.
Bhanot and Verma had earlier been booked under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of IPC and various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, along with Switzerland-based firm Swiss Timing Ltd and other unknown
persons.
Sources said Bhanot reached the CBI Headquarters this morning and he was questioned in connection with details relating to the contract given to the Swiss time-keeping company. Verma joined him in questioning soon after.
A CBI spokesperson had earlier said that the two officers had abused their official position and entered into criminal conspiracy with the foreign firm and other unknown persons "to cheat the government in awarding contract to the
said company for acquiring Timing, Scoring and Result (TSR) System at exorbitant rates of Rs107 crore."
He had said the expression of interest (EOI) was published announcing that only the Swiss firm met the laid down criteria.
"Subsequently, request for proposal (RFP) was issued on October 1, 2009. This was surreptitiously amended on October 4, 2009, thereby making the bids even more
restrictive. In response to RFP, two bids were received.
However, a Spain-based firm was allegedly wrongfully eliminated at the pre-qualification bid stage," the spokesman had said.
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