With the arrest of the Eluru-based ASV Prasad, joint director general of the Organizing Committee of Common Wealth Games (CWG) in connection with the scam that rocked the conduct of the games, the role of AKR construction, a Hyderabad-based company, has come to the fore in the scam.

The tender evaluation committee of the CWG, consisting of Prasad, Kalmadi and Surjeet Lal as members, had given the contract of supplying Timing-Scoring-Result (TSR) systems to a Swiss firm which in turn has given the contract to the Hyderabad firm.

Mr Prasad, who belongs to Eluru, is also director of the IOA and worked as the convener of the technical committee of the Afro Asian Games in 2003. He is also technical adviser to the Sports Authority of AP.

The transaction caused a loss of Rs.95 Cr to the government of India. The CBI has also arrested Surjeet Lal, another member of the tender evaluation committee for his role in the scandal.

Reports said that the CBI teams are on the look out for the managing director of the firm, AKR Construction, who is reportedly untraceable.