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KIP graft: two found guilty

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM March 26. Two former engineers of the Irrigation Department, who were charged with conspiracy and corruption in the execution of a canal formation work under the World Bank-aided Kallada Irrigation Project (KIP) during the 1990-91 period, were today found guilty of charges by the Vigilance Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, N.K. Balakrishnan. The court will pronounce its sentence on March 28.

The court cancelled the bail of the first accused, K.K. Philip (formerly superintending engineer) and the third accused, P. Ramakrishnan (formerly executive engineer). Both have been remanded to the Attakulangara sub-jail. The second accused, A.Y. Abraham, (Government contractor), died during the trial period.

The prosecution case is that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy to facilitate the Government contractor to earn undue pecuniary advantage in the execution of the left bank canal formation work in Kottiyam branch of the KIP project (R.B Circle) during the 1990-91 period.

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