New Delhi: The CBI has captured the ice Ranganathan, Director (Marketing) Gail, in a case suspected of bribery more than Rs 50 Lakh to give discounts to private companies who buy petro chemical products marketed by Sunday CBI suspected disorders of scam bribery involving Rangathan, intermediaries , and entrepreneurs and arrest five individuals on Saturday, they said.
The central body has searched eight locations including office and residence of Rangathan, they said.
“In cash 1.29 crore (around), and gold jewelry and other valuable items (have the application value of Rs 1.25 Crore) recovered during the search from the place of the defendant (Rangathan),” CBI spokesman RC Joshi.
Allegedly that Ranganthan collected bribes from a discount discount receiver perspective to a private company that bought Petro chemical products marketed by PSU Maharatna, officials said.
Allegedly that Rangathan was involved in corrupt and illegal activities in a criminal conspiracy “with the intermediary for Pawan Gaur and Rajesh Kumar who was also Director of Rishab Polychem Pvt.
Ltd.
based in Bahudargarh Road, Delhi.
Kumar and Gaur allegedly acted as an intermediary of Ranganathan by obtaining bribes from private companies who bought Petro Chemical products marketed by Indian Gas Authority Ltd (Gail), alleged FIR.
Based on information from one exchange of bribery, the CBI team has conducted a trap operation where two gaur and Kumar’s hurries were arrested with a number of bribes of around 10 lakh collected in the name of Rangathan, the CBI has accused.
Then, Nair, Gupta and Bansal were also put into CBI custody.
Following the registration of cases against Rangatha and others on Friday, the CBI has searched around eight locations in Delhi-NCR including the Rangathan office in Bhikaji Kama’s place in Delhi and his residence in Sector 62, Noida.
In addition to Ranganathan, the agency has also ordered Middlemen Gaur and Kumar, n Ramakrishnan Nair who allegedly collected bribes, businessman Saurabh Gupta and his company based in Panchkula United Polymer Industries and his company bansal bansal company, they said.
“Furthermore, the search was conducted in a placed in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Panchkula, Karnal etc., which caused RS.84 lakh recovery (around), so far included recovery of 75 lakh Rs from Gurgaon based in Gurgaon people.
Search continues in place Public servants, “said Joshi.
The source has told the CBI that in the direction of Kumar, Gaur has asked for Rangathan because it allows discounts to buyers on petro chemical products marketed in order to replace illegal satisfaction.
Allegedly that Kumar and Gaur met Rangathan at the residence of Noida on December 11 last year for discussing the proposal, FIR accused.
Two days later Gaur told Kumar that discount proposals were being considered in Gail, FIR accused.
To organize bribes, Kumar is related to other prospective beneficiaries, after the final decision is taken in Gail about the publication of the discount sequence.
Gaur, Kumar and Ranganathan again met at a five-star hotel in Delhi on December 14 to discuss it further.
“The next source received information that on December 17, 2021, Rajesh collected the number of requested bribes from the recipient’s private sector and delivered it to Rangathan.
The source has told that on December 18, 2021, in the direction of Rangathan, Nair …
said .
Kumar allegedly traced two more beneficiaries – Gupta and Bansal – and convinced them for paying bribes in exchange for profitable orders, alleged Fir.
Kumar on January 13 told Gupta to fulfill his side commitment to publishing the sequence of discounts from Gail and applying for demand Rs 12 lakh from Rangathan, it was allegedly Kumar got several checks conducted in November, 2021 in some places Official Gail Stockist.
However, before the surprise examination, Ranganathan also warned him.
The party was liked, “alleged FIR.
BAS CBI posted the defendant under the IPC part of the criminal conspiracy and the provisions of the prevention of corruption law, they said.