{
  "id": 13892719,
  "title": "CMRL pay-off case: Keralam VACB registers two FIRs, Pinarayi Vijayan, Veena, Mohamed Riyas among accused",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/cmrl-pay-off-case-keralam-vacb-registers-two-firs-pinarayi-vijayan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T06:31:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cmrl-pay-off-case-keralamvacb-registers-two-firs-pinarayi-vijayan-veena-mohamed-riyas-among-accused/article71573840.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has registered two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) in connection with allegations surrounding financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions. The FIRs involve former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T. Veena, and former Minister P. A. Mohamed Riyas. The allegations include corruption, improper financial benefits, criminal conspiracy, hawala transactions, and fund transfers abroad. The FIRs come after a Kerala High Court directive required the State government to register cases in the corruption allegations, following a petition challenging the government's decision to conduct a preliminary inquiry through the Crime Branch.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "All about the CMRL monthly payoffs case and the consequential high court ruling against Pinarayi Vijayan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/all-about-the-cmrl-monthly-payoffs-case-and-the-consequential-high",
        "published": "2026-10-12T03:06:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "CMRL-Exalogic row: FIRs against Pinarayi Vijayan and son-in-law Mohammed Riyas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/cmrl-exalogic-row-firs-against-pinarayi-vijayan-and-son-in-law",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:52:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Pinarayi Vijayan, kin move Kerala High Court in appeal against direction to register FIR in CMRL Exalogic payoff case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pinarayi-vijayan-kin-move-kerala-high-court-in-appeal-against",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:22:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}