CWG scam: Court allows Kalmadi to visit London for Olympics

Sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in a games-related graft case, was on Friday allowed by a Delhi court to go to London for the 2012 Olympics. Special CBI judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi's plea to visit London from July 26 to August 13, while ordering him to furnish a bond of Rs 10 lakh and a surety of the same amount. The court also made it clear that Kalmadi is allowed to visit London for the purpose of the 2012 Olympics only.

Seeking the court's permission to visit the United Kingdom for the games from July 26 to August 13, Kalmadi had also placed on record the invitation from IAAF Council and the general programme schedule of the Olympics and details of the ticket sent to him by the association's General Secretary Essar Gabriel.