Kalmadi’s bail plea rejected in CWG case

06 Jun 2011 Evaluate

Suresh Kalmadi, sacked chief of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, will have to stay in Tihar jail. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday dismissed the bail plea; Special judge Talwant Singh, while hearing Kalmadi's bail application, said allegations against him were of serious nature, and 'he has caused loss to the government of India'.

Kalmadi the prime accused and co-accused ASV Prasad are arrested for corruption case related to financial irregularities in awarding Rs 141-crore contract for timing, scoring and result (TSR) system for the October 2010 event. The court said that 'Prasad was close to Kalmadi' and had a key role in awarding the contract which caused huge loss to the exchequer.

The CBI, on May 20, filed its first chargesheet in the case against Kalmadi and 10 others. All the 11 accused, including two companies, have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for cheating, criminal conspiracy and forgery, and under the Prevention of Corruption Act

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