The Central Bureau ofu00a0 Investigation registered two cases in connection with alleged irregularities during the Queen's Baton's Relay in London and carried out searches at CWG Organising Committee's office and at residences of some of its former officials.



The two cases were registered against London-based AM Films and AM Car, which had been given contracts for the Baton Relay, official sources said. The first case is against London-based AM Car-Van Hire Limited, its owner Ashish Patel, Darbari, Mahendroo and Singh under various sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act dealing with forgery, cheating and abuse of official position, CBI officials said.

The second is registered against Patel, AM Films, Mahendroo, Darbari and others for alleged cheating and criminal conspiracy and abuse of official position, the officials said. The searches were conducted at the residence of TS Darbari, joint director general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Sanjay Mahendroo, OC deputy director-general, and Raj Singh, a Director level officer in the OC, they said.