The 2010 Games were hit by claims of shoddy construction and dubious payments to contractors India’s top investigating agency has arrested a top 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games official for alleged financial irregularities.
M Jayachandran is accused of forgery and cheating over the awarding of Games contracts. He has denied the charges.
He is the third Games official to be arrested over similar charges. All were suspended from their posts in August.
Earlier this month, Suresh Kalmadi, the Games organising committee chief, quit his post in the Congress party.
He has been under investigation over claims of corruption at October’s sporting spectacular, and denies any wrongdoing.
The build-up to the event was overshadowed by revelations of sleaze, incompetence and missed construction deadlines.
Mr Jayachandran, the Games treasurer, was arrested on Sunday in connection with an alleged scam to award contracts to companies at inflated prices.
A high-level investigation was launched last month into corruption charges surrounding the Games.
Earlier this month senior Games officials TS Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo were arrested over charges of irregularities over the awarding of Games contracts.
In August, the Games’ treasurer, Anil Khanna, quit after claims an Australian firm won the contract to lay tennis courts for the Games because his son headed its Indian arm.
All India Tennis Association chief Mr Khanna denied any wrongdoing.
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