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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Row: 2006 Case Reopened, BJP Questions Timing of Vigilance Probe
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News18•04-10-2026, 13:04
CEC Gyanesh Kumar Row: 2006 Case Reopened, BJP Questions Timing of Vigilance Probe
- •Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala ordered a Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau probe into a 2006 Kerala State Transport Project case.
- •The case dates back to when Gyanesh Kumar served as the state's PWD Secretary and involves the suicide of Malaysian official Lee See Been, whose note reportedly mentioned Kumar.
- •The fresh inquiry will also investigate allegations that the earlier investigation was influenced externally.
- •The development coincides with a political dispute over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •BJP leaders question the timing of the Kerala government's decision, while the Congress-led government defends the need for a fresh examination.
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Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala ordered a Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau probe into a 2006 Kerala State Transport Project case from when Gyanesh Kumar was the state's PWD Secretary, involving the suicide of Malaysian project official Lee See Been whose note reportedly named Kumar.
The fresh inquiry will examine allegations linked to the 2006 Kerala State Transport Project case, including claims that the initial investigation into the matter was affected by external influence.
BJP leaders have questioned the timing of the Kerala government's decision to launch the vigilance probe, which comes amid an ongoing political dispute over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
