Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Chennithala Refers Allegations Against Gyanesh Kumar for Vigilance Probe
A person gave Kerala’s Home Minister a petition about allegations involving Gyanesh Kumar.
Kumar was the state’s Public Works Department Secretary in 2006.
The minister said a Malaysian engineer’s suicide note also mentioned Kumar.
Chennithala sent the petition to the Vigilance Director for examination.
He said the allegations need to be checked and the facts established.
The Home Department has also asked for files from an earlier inquiry.
The new probe is expected to look at claims that outside influence affected that earlier process.
The report does not say that the allegations have been proven.
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said he forwarded a petition alleging irregularities by Gyanesh Kumar to the Vigilance Director.
Kumar was serving as the state’s Public Works Department Secretary in 2006, according to the report.
Chennithala said the petition cited a suicide note by Malaysian project engineer Lee See Been that mentioned Kumar.
The minister said the inquiry should examine the allegations and determine whether any cognizable offence occurred.
The Home Department has sought files from a preliminary Vigilance inquiry conducted in 2006; the fresh probe is to examine alleged external influence in those proceedings.
- Who
- Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala forwarded a petition concerning allegations against Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- A petition alleging irregularities during Kumar’s tenure as Public Works Department Secretary was referred to the Vigilance Director for inquiry.
- When
- Chennithala announced the referral on Sunday; the alleged events and preliminary inquiry date to 2006.
- Where
- Kerala, India.
- Why
- Chennithala said the allegations should be examined and that he had a duty to refer them if they could involve a cognizable offence.
- Minister
- Ramesh Chennithala, Kerala Home Minister
- Official named in allegations
- Gyanesh Kumar, then the state’s Public Works Department Secretary
- Petition submitted by
- Congress activist Malayinkeezhu Venugopal
- Referral
- The petition was forwarded to the Vigilance Director
- Earlier inquiry
- A preliminary Vigilance inquiry was conducted in 2006
- Fresh probe focus
- Allegations of external influence in the earlier proceedings
- Engineer cited
- Malaysian project engineer Lee See Been, whose suicide note Chennithala said mentioned Kumar