Kerala prisons DIG MK Vinod Kumar suspended over corruption case
According to the FIR registered by the VACB Special Investigation Unit-I, Kumar allegedly received Rs 1.80 lakh from prisoners and their relatives for arranging parole and other facilities inside jails.
According to the FIR registered by the VACB Special Investigation Unit-I, Kumar allegedly received Rs 1.80 lakh from prisoners and their relatives for arranging parole and other facilities inside jails.
According to the FIR registered by the VACB Special Investigation Unit-I, Kumar allegedly received Rs 1.80 lakh from prisoners and their relatives for arranging parole and other facilities inside jails.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government has suspended Prisons and Correctional Services Deputy Inspector General (DIG) MK Vinod Kumar from service with immediate effect on Tuesday after the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) booked him in a corruption case.
According to the suspension order issued byAdditional Chief Secretary Biswanath Sinha, Vinod Kumar will remain under suspension until the completion of the vigilance probe against him. As he is suspended with immediate effect, he will be eligible for subsistence allowance under Part 1 of Kerala Service Rules.
The VACB initiated procedures to register a fresh case against the officer on December 22. The suspension order confirmed that the VACB Director recommended to the government that Vinod Kumar be suspended.
MK Vinod Kumar, who is serving as DIG at the Prisons and Correctional Services Department headquarters, was earlier booked for allegedly accepting bribes from prisoners to grant parole. He is facing charges under Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (1998) which deal with accepting undue advantage (bribe) to perform or forbear a public duty, either improperly/dishonestly, and accepting a reward for past improper performance.
According to the FIR registered by the VACB Special Investigation Unit-I, Kumar allegedly received ₹1.80 lakh between March 1, 2024, and November 15, 2025, from prisoners and their relatives for arranging parole and other facilities inside jails.
The FIR further stated that Kumar was in contact with associates of criminals and prisoners and allegedly accepted bribes through Google Pay transactions to the accounts of relatives, including his wife.
Based on the payments, paroles were allegedly granted to prisoners lodged in central prisons at Thiruvananthapuram, Viyyur, Kannur, the High Security Prison at Viyyur, and other jails, the FIR alleged.
On Saturday, VACB officials raided the DIG’s residence in Alappuzha and his official quarters in Thiruvananthapuram as part of the probe.