Games scam stink in London
The Organisation Committee of the Commonweath Games 2010, headed by Mr Suresh Kalmadi, is heading for further trouble with the UK government writing to the Indian high commission in London seeking a probe into an alleged scam involving the CWG.
In India, the Enforcement Directorate swung into action and began a probe into international monetary transactions involving some Commonwealth Games project contracts being awarded to a London-based firm. The ED is now expected to get in touch with the OC to question its members and get hold of documents. Sources disclosed that the Revenue and Customs Department of the UK government stumbled upon “unaccounted sums” of money deposited in the UK account of a London-based company owned by a person of Indian origin. The ED will also establish contact in London to ascertain the registration and financial transactions of the company in UK.
The move came after the Indian high commission in London (informed by the UK government) wrote to the Indian government about a contract given to an event management firm there.
The British authorities informed that the London-based A.M. Films had received huge transfers of money from India through the Royal Bank of Scotland. Sources disclosed that the investigation by the UK authorities has so far revealed that there is no written contract between the CWG and the UK-based firm.
The sources added that a delegation of the Revenue and Customs Department of the UK government recently met Indian high commission officials regarding the issue. Immediately after the meeting, the Indian high commission in London wrote letters to the ministry of external affairs and the Union ministry for sports informing them about the probe being conducted by the UK authorities. This letter has also been forwarded to the ED in Delhi to probe violations, if any, of Fema.
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