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GAIL Director, 5 others held in bribery case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Director of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and conducted searches at his residence in connection with an alleged bribery case. The CBI has also arrested five more people in the matter.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Director of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and conducted searches at his residence in connection with an alleged bribery case. The CBI has also arrested five more people in the matter.
According to the CBI, at least Rs 1.29 crore in cash, gold jewellery worth Rs 1.30 crore and other valuables have been recovered during searches from the premises of the accused. The CBI had conducted searches in Delhi and Noida in connection with a bribery case filed against the Director (Marketing) at GAIL on Saturday.
A senior CBI officer informed that CBI has registered a case against the Director (Marketing) GAIL, and others including Private persons, private companies and unknown others on the allegations/ information that they are indulged in corrupt and illegal activities by obtaining bribes from the private companies buying petrochemical products marketed by the GAIL.
It was further alleged that at the direction of representatives of the private company, a private person had requested the Public Servant of GAIL for allowing some discount to the buyers on petrochemical products being marketed by GAIL in lieu of illegal gratification. It was also alleged that another private person has also collected Rs 40 lakh from the accused earlier in this matter.
The CBI laid a trap and apprehended a private person and a Director of a Private Company based in Delhi when the alleged bribe of Rs 10 lakh was received by the private person from the said Director of Private Company allegedly on behalf of the Director (Marketing) GAIL.
