New Delhi | The CBI has arrested an executive director and a chief general manager of GAIL along with three others in an alleged bribery case of Rs 50 lakh in which favours were granted to a Vadodara-based company in two pipeline projects, officials said Tuesday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) laid a trap after receiving information about the possible delivery of the bribe amount to the Executive Director (Projects) of GAIL K B Singh on Monday through a courier, they said.

During the searches, the agency recovered the alleged bribe amount from Singh, who was taken into custody after initial questioning, they said.