He was charged with conspiracy, forgery, misconduct and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and later arrested for the same in April 2014, but has not yet faced trial.

[4] In December 2016, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named Suresh Kalmadi as its lifetime patron.

Kalmadi joined the National Defence Academy in 1960 and was commissioned as a pilot in the Indian Air Force, serving between 1964 and 1972.

[citation needed] In 1980, as the president of the Maharashtra Athletics Association, Kalmadi undertook the selection trials for the Marathon team to represent the country at the Moscow Olympics.

[11][9] Kalmadi, as the Indian Olympic Association, signed an agreement to bring the Formula One Grand Prix to India in 2007.

Records obtained by The Indian Express showed that Pune-based Sulba Realty Private Limited was a 13% shareholder in JPSK, along with Jaypee Group (74%).

[14] On 2 August 2010, Suresh Kalmadi had bought hundreds of Air Conditioners for ₹4,00,000 and treadmills for ₹9,00,000 for the Commonwealth games and the sports facilities of Indian players.

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) blames agencies under the Delhi government and the sports ministry for large-scale procedural violations and corruption.

[15] On 25 April 2011, CBI arrested former CWG Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi in the Timing-Scoring-Result (TSR) case.

[17][18] Kalmadi's membership of the Indian National Congress Party was suspended after being arrested and charged with corruption.