00:00Now we're breaking news coming in. This is from Kerala, where Kerala Home Minister has ordered vigilance probe into allegations
00:06involving CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
00:09Vigilance to probe alleged irregularities during Gyanesh Kumar's 2006 tenure.
00:15The probe has been ordered into alleged external influence in case of involving CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
00:21CEC Gyanesh Kumar has been named in allegedly controversial 2006 Kerala case,
00:26where Kerala Home Minister, now Chani Tala, directs vigilance director to conduct a thorough probe.
00:32This case dates back to 2006, when Gyanesh Kumar was Kerala PWD's secretary.
00:38Now this probe follows allegations that original inquiry was derailed.
00:43This is Malaysian engineer Lee C. Bean's suicide note, which reportedly mentioned Gyanesh Kumar.
00:49And vigilance is now going to probe alleged irregularities in MC Road updation project.
00:55The Kerala government has ordered inquiry into the alleged external pressure in 2006 case.
01:01Home Minister asks vigilance to take action based on the probe findings.
01:06For more on that, we have Shibhi Mool joining.
01:07Shibhi, now we're finding that it's not just the EC heat which is mounting on CEC Gyanesh,
01:12but in fact in Kerala there's a new case which has been opened, rather an old case which has been
01:17opened from 2006.
01:18What really is happening there?
01:21Well, you know, Gyanesh Kumar was working as the Public Works Department Secretary in 2006
01:26and there were multiple allegations against him, corruption allegations against him in terms of awarding contract work in connection with
01:36the Public Works Department.
01:38So we're learning that the new development comes in the background of a complaint and alleging that back in 2006,
01:47it's a probe was initiated against Gyanesh Kumar, but using his political and internal influence, he escaped the case.
01:53So this should be considered right now is what the complaint that it is.
01:58Going to the complaint, the Home Minister felt that there is, you know, concrete evidence to, you know, relaunch investigation
02:04into it.
02:04And that's how the Home Department has now directed the Visitors Director to conduct a probe into it.
02:10In fact, in connection with the Malaysian contractor's suicide back in early 2000s,
02:16in one of the suicide notes, Gyanesh Kumar's name was allegedly mentioned.
02:20Right, so this is a 2006 case which is now getting reopened in Kerala
02:24because the Home Minister is saying there is enough evidence now to carry a probe
02:28because at that time the probe was derailed.
02:30Thank you so much for joining in with those inputs, Shibhi.
