CBI is yet to send letter rotagory (LR) for questioning UK-based Ashish Patel and getting financial details about his two firms which provided logistical support for the Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) of the Commonwealth Games allegedly at exorbitant rates.CBI has registered two cases in connection with QBR and has made three arrests. Agency officials said they were still in the process of sending the request to the home and foreign ministries which will give clearance for the LR."A detailed investiga-tion into the two cases has not been concluded and we have not made any arrest in the second case.The LR,which requires a probe into the role of Ashish Patel,will be sent once we have completed the probe at our end in both the cases,"a senior CBI official said. The agency said that since the probe would look into financial transactions of A M Films and A M Cars,it will have to send an LR through proper channel. "We have also sought the help of Enforcement Directorate which has already registered a case in this regard.This will help us to build our case against Ashish Patel and his two firms which are already under investigation,"the official said.
The agency said it hoped to get a clearance from the ministry of home affairs(MHA) soon and by next week,the documents would be routed through diplomatic channels to the UK for collecting evidence.The requests will be sent to authorities in UK,which will direct London police to question Patel,a businessman,on the name of the person who allegedly received kickbacks from him for the tender executed by his two firms -- A M Films and A M Cars -- for extending logistics for the relay.
Patel is facing a seven-year ban by the UK Registrar of Companies (RoC).As per the information given by the RoC,Patel has been disqualified as a director (of the London-based firms) from March 17,2010 till March 16,2017.The RoC cited Section 7 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act,1986 for barring him.The section deals with disqualification procedures and reasons for a director of an insolvent firm.
CBI,which registered the first case in the CWG corruption on November 15,arrested three senior officials and close aides of OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi.All three -- T S Darbari,Sanjay Mohindroo and M Jeychandran -- are presently in judicial custody.
The first case was registered under criminal conspiracy (120B),cheating (420),468 and 471 (forgery) of IPC and some sections of Prevention of Corruption Act against Darbari,Mohindroo and A M Cars and Vans.
CBI has alleged that the accused OC officials conspired with the London-based transport firm and awarded work to A M Cars and Vans at exorbitant rates without following the standard tender process.The second case was registered for criminal conspiracy and cheating under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act against Darbari,Mohindroo and Patel's A M Films.
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Babus unhappy with their stay at OC
In a move that has sparked sharp resentment among central officers deputed to the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee,the sports ministry has recommended that their tenures be extended till March 31 next year.The sports ministry's letter of November 29 is seen as arbitrary as the officers concerned have finished their brief at the Organising Committee and will have no further business to conduct once they have answered the queries of agencies like CVC,ED,CBI and the Shunglu committee.In fact,they feel these matters can be addressed even if they are not posted at the OC.The officers have been critical to the cabinet secretariat's success in leading a rescue operation after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened in the light of apprehension over OC's inability to stage Games.
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(SOURCE-TOI)
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