“Suresh Kalmadi’s conduct has tarnished the image of the country,” was how the Central Bureau of Investigation described him while opposing the bail plea of the former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief arrested on charges of cheating, conspiracy and corruption in the award of games related contracts. “We are opposing the bail plea of Kalmadi as other co-accused in this case had already been denied bail by this court. Investigation is going on. Kalmadi’s conduct has tarnished the image of the country,” CBI prosecutor told Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh.
Kalmadi was arrested along with OC Joint Director General (sport) A S V Prasad and OC Deputy Director General (procurement) Surjit Lal on April 25 for allegedly awarding an illegal contract to a Swiss firm for Timing-Scoring-Result system for the mega sporting event last year causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer. The CBI submitted Kalmadi constituted a committee of “handpicked persons” to push for a selected brand.