The CBI, after undertaking investigation of the 34th National Games scam in

Jharkhand, has asked the Jharkhand government to provide all documents

pertaining to preparations, management and procurement for the games.

The CBI has submitted a list of the official papers to the government it requires for

investigation. These documents are related to the department of Sports and Youth

affairs. Among the documents it has sought is the list of ministers and officials of

the department of the corresponding period. It has demanded the documents related

to various sports and tender committees. Notably it has also sought details of

construction rights granted to Nagarjuna Construction, which constructed sports

infrastructure. 

The CBI asked the Jharkhand government to appoint someone as nodal officer who

could be contacted for the purpose of procuring documents. The Jharkhand High

Court has already directed the government to ensure that the CBI is given

necessary documents of the cases 

Two FIRs were lodged by the CBI at the Anti-Corruption Unit of the CBI   in

Ranchi related to the 34 th  scam.

In the first case RC0242022A0001, the FIR has been lodged against unknown

public servants and private persons. The FIR has been lodged under sections 120

(B), 420 of IPC, and sections 13 (2) and 13 (1) (D) of the Prevention of Corruption

Act. The investigation has been assigned to Surendra Depawat who is posted as

DSP at the anti-corruption branch of the CBI at Patna in Bihar. Sources in the

CBI said that this FIR is related to a scam in the construction of the sports

infrastructure during the national game.

The second FIR RC0242022A0002 has been lodged against R. K. Anand who was

(Working Chairman of 34" National Games Organising Committee cum-President,

Jharkhand Olympic Association, S.M. Hashmi, Organising Secretary,

34 th  National Games Organising Committee-cum-Secretary General, Jharkhand

Olympic Association and Madhukant Pathak, treasurer, 34 th   National  Games

Organising Committee cum-Treasurer, Jharkhand Olympic Association.

Investigation of this case has been assigned to Shri Narayan, inspector of CBI

posted at the anti-corruption branch in Patna.

This FIR was originally lodged by Bholanath Singh, General Secretary of the

Jharkhand Wrestlers Association at Jharkhand Vigilance.

“FIRs have been lodged at the Anti-corruption unit of the CBI in Ranchi but the

investigation will be done by officials from the Patna unit. CBI has taken up the

investigation from the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Jharkhand as per the instruction

of the Jharkhand High Court,” said an official of the CBI.

On April 11, The Jharkhand High Court directed the CBI to investigate the

national games scam. It also asked the CBI to investigate the role of police officials

and bureaucrats.

The double bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan

Prasad ordered this after hearing a PIL filed by Sushil Kumar Singh Mantu, Surya

Singh Besra of Jharkhand Against Corruption, and Pankaj Yadav.

The court said that the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Jharkhand was not in a position

to investigate this case as high-profile persons are involved.  The 34 th   National

Games was held from 12 February to 26 February in 2011. But it was originally

scheduled for 2007.

Bholanath Singh alleged that a wide level of corruption was done in organizing the

games. The Vigilance Bureau lodged an FIR 49/2010 and filed two charge

sheets. It claimed that Rs 28.38 crore were embezzled.

Notably, a few days back CBI officials gathered documents and case file from the

Jharkhand Anti-Corruption Bureau.