Director of top sports body among six in CBI custody in corruption case, raids still on

The CBI arrested Sports Authority of India director SK Sharma, junior accounts officer Harinder Prasad, supervisor Lalit Jolly and UDC VK Sharma, besides private contractor Mandeep Ahuja and his employee Yunus.

The CBI has taken into custody six officials and private individuals on Thursday in connection with a case of alleged corruption in the Sports Authority of India (SAI), officials said.

CBI officials reached SAI headquarters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium around 5 pm and sealed the entire premises for search and questioning of staffers, SAI sources said. (Picture for representation)

The arrests were made during searches at the sports administrator’s office in Delhi’s Lodhi Road area, they said.

The agency arrested SAI director SK Sharma, junior accounts officer Harinder Prasad, supervisor Lalit Jolly and UDC VK Sharma, besides private contractor Mandeep Ahuja and his employee Yunus, the officials said.

It is alleged that bills of Rs 19 lakh were pending to be cleared by SAI officials for which a demand of three per cent was being made.

Central Bureau of Investigation officials reached the SAI headquarters at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium around 5 pm and sealed the entire premises for search and questioning of the alleged staffers, sources in the SAI said.

The search operation is still underway.