Vigilance case registered over alleged irregularities in KINFRA land acquisition in Kannur

The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has registered a case over alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land for the KINFRA Industrial Park at Mattanur in Kannur.

The case was registered by the Kannur unit of the VACB on Saturday (September 26, 2026) against officials who served at the special tahsildar’s office at Mattanur, which handled land acquisition in Pattannur, Kezhallur and Kolari villages.

According to the VACB, large amounts of compensation were allegedly sanctioned for land held by private individuals without valid legal documents, with the money subsequently deposited in court. It is also alleged that officials accepted land tax from private individuals for land already acquired by the government and issued possession certificates to them. The alleged actions are suspected to have enabled ineligible private individuals to claim rights over the land and caused substantial financial loss to the government.