After TS Darbari, another Kalmadi aide, OC official Sanjay Mahendroo gets bail in the CWG scam case
After TS Darbari, another Kalmadi aide, OC official Sanjay Mahendroo gets bail in the CWG scam case
A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) official Sanjay Mahendroo, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Queen's Baton Relay scam in London in 2009.
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| CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi |
A Patiala House court granted bail to Mahendroo, who was the deputy director general (marketing), as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to file a chargesheet against him within the stipulated 60 days of his arrest.
The court also took in account the Delhi High Court's Friday order, in which it granted granted bail to former OC official TS Darbari and slated for Jan 17 the hearing of the bail plea of another official, M Jayachandran.
Darbari, the joint director general (revenue, marketing and chairman secretariat) in the OC and Mahendroo, the deputy director general (marketing), were arrested Nov 15.
The court granted bail to Mahendroo on a personal bond of R 50,000 with two sureties of the same amount and asked him not to leave the country without its permission.u00a0
Meanwhile, the CBI has time till Jan 20 to file its chargesheet against Jayachandran, joint director (finance), who was arrested on Nov 21, failing which he too will be released on bail.
The CBI has questioned CWG OC Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and carried out searches at his premises in Delhi, Pune and Mumbai.
The accused are already facing charges of violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and have been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
