Kochi, Oct. 8 -- Keralam Vigilance Director Manoj Abraham on Thursday said the department was examining an old case involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and would take a decision on the matter in about a week.

The statement came after Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala had earlier directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to conduct an inquiry into alleged irregularities during Gyanesh Kumar's tenure as PWD Secretary in 2006.

Speaking on the status of the matter, Abraham said the department was currently examining the files and would take a decision after completing the scrutiny.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "We are still examining that. The examination part is going on. The CD file, it's a very old cas...