CWG scam:Kalmadi and others to be transported in separate van

New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) An Indian court on Thursday
allowed sacked Commonwealth Games OC Chairman Suresh Kalmadi
and others arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a
contract to a Swiss firm to be transported to court in a
separate van after they expressed fear of being attacked by
other undertrials.
Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh directed the jail
authorities to bring Kalmadi and other five officials of
Organising Committee in a different van from Tihar Jail to the
court for proceedings.
"Report has been received from the Deputy Commissioner
of Police. Their (Kalmadi and other accused) plea for
transporting in separate jail van due to security concerns is
allowed," the court said.
The six accused had on July 14 moved an application
expressing their apprehension of being attacked in the jail
van by other undertrials.
The other arrested co-accused in the case are OC
former director general V K Verma, OC former secretary general
Lalit Bhanot, OC former officials M Jayachandran, Surjit Lal
and ASV Prasad.
The judge had then directed the jail superintendents
"to explore the possibility of transporting Kalmadi and others
to the court on dates of hearing in a separate van".
The court had asked the jail authorities to apprise it
with their decision by today in this regard.