Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 4 -- Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday ordered an investigation by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities during his tenure as the state's Public Works Department (PWD) Secretary in 2006.

The case pertains to the alleged death by suicide of Malaysian civil engineer Lee See Been, who was associated with the PATI-BEL consortium tasked with upgrading the MC Road under the Keralam State Transport Project (KSTP). The deceased engineer's "suicide note" had reportedly named Gyanesh Kumar, who was serving as the state PWD Secretary at the time.

The fresh probe was initiated following allegations that the origina...