{
  "id": 12077819,
  "title": "CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces fresh Kerala vigilance probe in 2006 corruption case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/cec-gyanesh-kumar-faces-fresh-kerala-vigilance-probe-in-2006",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:58:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/cec-gyanesh-kumar-faces-fresh-kerala-vigilance-probe-in-2006-corruption-case/articleshow/134683652.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a bold move, Keralam's home minister Ramesh Chennithala has called for a renewed inquiry into a decades-old corruption case linked to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a World Bank road initiative. The case gained notoriety after Malaysian engineer Lee See Been reportedly ended his life amid claims of harassment by public works officials.",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "CEC Gyanesh Kumar Faces Fresh Kerala Vigilance Probe Over 2006 PWD Corruption Allegations Linked To State Transport Project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/cec-gyanesh-kumar-faces-fresh-kerala-vigilance-probe-over-2006-pwd",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:05:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}