Kerala orders Vigilance probe into ₹12,240 crore KIIFB land deal in Kannur

The Kerala government on Friday formally ordered a Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau probe into alleged procedural lapses in KIIFB's acquisition of 4,896 acres in Kannur for ₹12,240 crore for industrial zones. The order follows a Cabinet recommendation based on an expert panel led by former bureaucrat Sudha Pillai, which raised questions on due diligence and LARR Act compliance.