The CBI on Friday arrested another former general manager of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in connection with the coal pilferage case.
“Subhas Kumar Mukhopadhyay, who was ECL general manager of Pandaveswar Area when the alleged pilferage of coal took place, has been arrested,” said a CBI official.
On Wednesday, the CBI had arrested three former general managers (GMs) and four officials of ECL in connection with the case.
The three arrested former general managers are retired general manager Tanmay Das, who was then chief manager and head of security; the then GM (Satgram) Sushanta Banerjee, who is now retired; and retired GM Abhijit Mallik.