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5 January 2011
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India's top investigation agency has questioned the Commonwealth Games organising committee chief in connection with alleged financial malpractices at the October event.
Suresh Kalmadi, who has been under investigation, denies any wrongdoing.
He quit a Congress party position in November, weeks after the government ordered a probe into the alleged scam.
Three senior officials from the Games organising committee were arrested during the same month.
They are accused of forgery and cheating over the awarding of contracts before the event. The three men have denied the charges.
Sleaze Last month, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched Mr Kalmadi's homes in the capital, Delhi, and in the western town of Pune, and the home of his personal secretary.
Indian police had raided 11 locations in connection with alleged financial malpractices at the event - they included searches at the homes of organising committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot and director general VK Verma.
The build-up to the event was overshadowed by revelations of sleaze, incompetence and missed construction deadlines.
The budget for the event ballooned to an estimated $6bn (£3.87bn) - with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) receiving complaints alleging up to $1.8bn (£1.16bn) of Games money was misappropriated.
A CVC report into the Games said that poor quality materials were used and there were massive cost overruns on construction projects.
Senior Games officials TS Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo were arrested over charges of irregularities over the awarding of Games contracts linked to the Queen's Baton Relay in London last year.
Treasurer M Jayachandran was arrested in connection with an alleged scam to award contracts to companies at inflated prices.
His predecessor, Anil Khanna, quit in August after claims that an Australian firm won the contract to lay tennis courts for the Games because his son headed its Indian arm.
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Suresh Kalmadi, who has been under investigation, denies any wrongdoing.
He quit a Congress party position in November, weeks after the government ordered a probe into the alleged scam.
Three senior officials from the Games organising committee were arrested during the same month.
They are accused of forgery and cheating over the awarding of contracts before the event. The three men have denied the charges.
Sleaze Last month, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched Mr Kalmadi's homes in the capital, Delhi, and in the western town of Pune, and the home of his personal secretary.
Indian police had raided 11 locations in connection with alleged financial malpractices at the event - they included searches at the homes of organising committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot and director general VK Verma.
The build-up to the event was overshadowed by revelations of sleaze, incompetence and missed construction deadlines.
The budget for the event ballooned to an estimated $6bn (£3.87bn) - with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) receiving complaints alleging up to $1.8bn (£1.16bn) of Games money was misappropriated.
A CVC report into the Games said that poor quality materials were used and there were massive cost overruns on construction projects.
Senior Games officials TS Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo were arrested over charges of irregularities over the awarding of Games contracts linked to the Queen's Baton Relay in London last year.
Treasurer M Jayachandran was arrested in connection with an alleged scam to award contracts to companies at inflated prices.
His predecessor, Anil Khanna, quit in August after claims that an Australian firm won the contract to lay tennis courts for the Games because his son headed its Indian arm.
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