Fresh complaint seeks Vigilance probe into Rs 2 crore bribe demand by Gyanesh Kumar in KSTP project

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 4 (UNI) A complaint filed before the Vigilance Director has sought a fresh and comprehensive investigation into serious allegations of bribery against Gyanesh Kumar, the present Election Commissioner of India, in connection with a road construction project undertaken by Malaysian company Pathibel under the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) in 2004. The complainant, Sajan, a contractor who had supplied construction materials for the project, alleged that Kumar had demanded a bribe of Rs two crore for releasing payments due to the company for completed works and that the alleged withholding of funds had contributed to the suicide of…