PoliticsPhoto: Hindustan TimesKerala sanctions probe against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over bribery complaint
The Kerala government has approved a Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) inquiry against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding his 2006 tenure as Public Works Department secretary. The probe follows a bribery complaint by former Kerala State Transport Project contractor Sajan VO. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala authorized the investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The VACB will determine the probe's scope, including possible FIR registration.
Hindustan Times·


