Suresh Kalmadi's Pune house: The 11-hour siege

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi’s residence off Karve Road on Friday for alleged financial lapses. The raid, which lasted 11 hours, started around 7 am and continued till 6.30 pm.

The CBI team seized several documents and was spotted with a briefcase and a bag while coming out of the house. A CBI official told DNA the raid was ‘successful’ as the team had found some important documents relevant to the case.

The team that reached the house in the morning comprised seven officials with one more joining them an hour later. Two officers were of the rank of additional superintendent, including a lady officer.

During the raid, the team also called in two carpenters at 11 am to open some cupboards on the first floor. They were inside the house for more than an hour.

The carpenters, who were called again in the evening, were inside the house till late. Kalmadi’s personal secretary, Vinod Surve, was also present in the house till 11.30 am.

Sources said that four CBI officials visited the ICICI Bank and Saraswat Bank branches in Karvenagar between 4 pm and 5 pm. The officials, who were there for about 15 minutes, were seen in deep discussion outside the bank.

As the news spread, many onlookers gathered outside his residence and police personnel had to be called in to control the mob. Earlier in the day, a maidservant was denied entry into the house, while another domestic help was let in around 11.30 am.