Keralam government gets legal opinion to proceed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in abetment to suicide case
The Kerala government has received legal advice to proceed with a case against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding an alleged abetment to suicide from two decades ago. The case involves the death of a Malaysian engineer who worked on a state transport project overseen by Kumar when he was a public works secretary.
Why it matters
This case involves a high-ranking constitutional official, raising significant questions about legal accountability for past administrative actions.
A two-decade-old suicide case of a Malaysian engineer has come back to haunt Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with the Keralam government receiving a legal opinion to proceed against him for abetment to suicide.
T. Asaf Ali, Director General of Prosecution, has given legal advice to the State government that there is no legal bar in proceeding against Mr. Kumar since the punishment prescribed for the offence allegedly involving him could extend to 10 years.
The case pertains to the reported suicide of a Malaysian, Lee See Been, a former chief project officer of a World Bank-aided Kerala State Transport Project for the reconstruction of M.C. Road. The project was implemented by PATI-Bel, a joint venture between PATI of Malaysia and Bhageeratha Constructions, Kochi.
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