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Gyanesh Kumar Faces Fresh Vigilance Probe Over 2006 Suicide Case
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News18•04-10-2026, 11:16
Gyanesh Kumar Faces Fresh Vigilance Probe Over 2006 Suicide Case
- •Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala ordered a new Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) inquiry into allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The probe relates to Kumar's tenure as Kerala PWD Secretary in 2006 and the suicide of Malaysian civil engineer Lee See Been, linked to the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP).
- •Lee See Been's suicide note reportedly mentioned Kumar, though allegations have not been established by the fresh probe.
- •The Kerala Home Department is seeking files from the original 2006 Vigilance inquiry.
- •The new investigation will examine if the initial inquiry was influenced by external pressure and if the matter was properly pursued.
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A fresh Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau inquiry has been ordered into allegations linked to his 2006 tenure as Kerala PWD Secretary, centering on the Kerala State Transport Project and the suicide of Malaysian civil engineer Lee See Been.
The new investigation will examine whether the original 2006 inquiry was affected by external pressure and if the matter was properly pursued.
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala ordered the fresh Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau inquiry and requested files from the earlier 2006 investigation.
