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Kerala High Court Orders FIRs Against CM Vijayan

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Kerala High Court ordered two FIRs against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family.
The first FIR alleges CMRL paid Veena T’s Exalogic Solutions about Rs 3.28 crore for bogus IT services.
The second FIR accuses son-in-law P A Mohammed Riyas of routing roughly Rs 85 lakh abroad through hawala channels.
The court rejected the appeal for an interim stay and struck down the state’s plan for a Special Investigation Team.

History

Historical Context

In January 1996, a CBI probe uncovered the Bihar fodder scam, revealing roughly INR9.4 billion siphoned from the animal-husbandry department and prompting the Supreme Court to order further investigation and multiple convictions of Lalu Prasad Yadav. The Kerala High Court’s recent FIRs against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and relatives echo that precedent, showing that large-scale financial misconduct still triggers rigorous judicial scrutiny.

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Story summary

Kerala High Court ordered two FIRs against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family.
The first FIR alleges CMRL paid Veena T’s Exalogic Solutions about Rs 3.28 crore for bogus IT services.
The second FIR accuses son-in-law P A Mohammed Riyas of routing roughly Rs 85 lakh abroad through hawala channels.
The court rejected the appeal for an interim stay and struck down the state’s plan for a Special Investigation Team.

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