CBI arrests GAIL marketing director in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested ES Ranganathan, director (marketing) of state-run gas corporation GAIL, in a bribery case of over ₹50 lakh for allegedly giving discounts to private companies buying petrochemical products marketed by the firm, the agency said on Sunday.

The central agency has busted an alleged bribery racket involving Ranganathan, several middlemen and businessmen. It arrested five people in the case on Saturday.

Ranganathan was the sixth person to be arrested in the case.