India arrests ex-games chief; telecoms case widens

Suresh Kalmadi

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian police arrested the  former chief organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games yesterday  as part of a crackdown on corruption, embarrassing the  government as it fights major state polls.

Suresh Kalmadi, also a senior lawmaker from the ruling  Congress Party, was sacked in November after games organisers  were accused of manipulating contracts and inflating bills in an  event which was meant to showcase India’s rise as a global power  but was instead beset by problems.

Hours after his arrest on Monday, Kalmadi