Two other officials on the Games' organizing committee were arrested earlier for involvement in the same case - AP (File Photo)

NEW DELHI: Indian investigators say they have arrested the chief organizer of last year's scandal-plagued Commonwealth Games as part of a corruption probe.

The Central Bureau of Investigation said Monday that Suresh Kalmadi has been charged with conspiracy to favor a Swiss company in the purchase of equipment for timing and scoring events. It also says the prices were inflated.

Two other officials on the Games' organizing committee were arrested earlier for involvement in the same case.

The bureau, the Indian equivalent of the FBI, accuses Lalit Bhanot and V.K. Verma of causing a huge loss to the Indian government by paying 1.41 billion rupees ($31 million) to Swiss Timings Ltd. for equipment available from another company for much less.