The Enforcement Directorate is set to file its first chargesheet in the alleged financial irregularities in Commonwealth Games which will name some top officials of the Organising Committee of the 2010 event.

The chargesheet will focus on the alleged foreign exchange violations in the Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) held in 2009 in London and would feature the roles of various OC officials including its sacked chairman Mr Suresh Kalmadi in the overall decision making.

While the alleged irregularities under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) is around Rs 5 crore, few multi-layered and attached transactions of the event could lead to the overall forex contraventions of about Rs 12-13 crore.

The ED, according to sources, has questioned a number of officials in this regard while it has also separately questioned Mr Kalmadi last year while he was lodged in Tihar jail.

Amongst those who had been questioned in the case include suspended OC joint director general Mr T S Darbari and former officials like director general Mr V K Verma, deputy director general Mr Sanjay Mohindroo and joint director general (accounts and finance) Mr M Jaychandran.

British authorities had earlier referred to the Indian High Commission a matter regarding A M Films, a little-known London-based company, to which a huge sum of money was also transferred through the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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