The Kerala High Court on Friday issued notice to the Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) and S. Sreejith, Director General of Police (DGP), on a petition that sought a vigilance probe into allegations of “grave corrupt practices, benami transactions, and money laundering” involving Mr. Sreejith.

The petition filed by an assistant motor vehicles inspector says that Mr. Sreejith “engaged in systematic corruption, including the formation of an unofficial ‘Transport Commissioner’s Squad’, to victimise subordinate staff and to facilitate illicit transactions” during his tenure as Transport Commissioner.

The petition alleges that Mr. Sreejith owns a spa in the UAE under a benami name and has conducted unauthorised foreign trips for money laundering purposes. Furthermore, Mr. Sreejith is alleged to have close associations with an accused in the Sabarimala dwarapalaka gold theft case, the petition says.

Despite a previous direction of the High Court to consider the allegations and to file a report, the Additional Chief Secretary submitted a report giving a ‘clean chit’ to the police officer, without a proper decision or a thorough investigation into the ‘benami assets’, the petitioner alleges in his plea.

Published - August 21, 2026 10:29 pm IST