CBI books GAIL's marketing head E S Ranganathan in bribery case

CBI also said that searches were continuing at the premises of Ranganathan

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)’s Director (Marketing) E S Ranganathan in a bribery scandal involving the sale of petrochemicals manufactured by GAIL at a discount. A CBI statement said, that the investigative agency conducted searches at the premises of the accused at Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Panchkula, and Karnal among others. This led to the recovery of approximately Rs 84 lakh so far which includes recovery of Rs 75 lakh from a Gurgaon-based private person.

The other accused in the case are Pawan Gaur (a private person), Rajesh Kumar (director of Rishabh Polychem,