Thiruvananthapuram, December 1: Kerala Police on Monday said that a bomb threat was reported at Cliff House, the official residence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram, after a warning message was sent to the Chief Minister's private secretary via email. As per the police statement, the bomb squad teams carried out a full inspection of the premises but did not find any explosive device.

The Chief Minister who is abroad had arrived in Dubai on Sunday for a three-day official visit. "A bomb threat was reported at Cliff House, the official residence of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, after a warning message reached the Chief Minister's private secretary via email. Bomb squad teams conducted a thorough inspection of the premises but did not find any explosive device. The Chief Minister is currently abroad, having arrived in Dubai on Sunday for a three day official visit," Kerala police's statement read. President Droupadi Murmu To Inaugurate Kerala ‘Lok Bhavan’, Lead Navy Day Celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram on December 3.

Separately, in another development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued show-cause notices to Chief Minister Vijayan and officials of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) in connection with alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), officials said.

The notices were issued 19 days back on November 12, 2025, during adjudication proceedings, said the officials, adding "the noticees are not required to appear personally."

Besides the Kerala CM (Chairman, KIIFB), the notices were issued to KM Abraham (CEO, KIIFB), T M Thomas Issac (Vice Chairman, KIIFB), and KIIFB.

The case concerned alleged irregularities in KIIFB's external commercial borrowings (ECB) through Masala Bonds issued on the London and Singapore Stock Exchanges. Officials said the KIIFB had raised Rs 2,672.80 crore via rupee-denominated bonds for infrastructure funding. Kanathil Jameela Dies: CPI-M Leader and Koyilandy MLA Passes Away at 59; Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Expresses Grief.

However, it is alleged that "a portion of the raised funds -- amounting to Rs 466.91 crore -- was used for purchasing land, a transaction reportedly prohibited under Reserve Bank of India's Master Direction No. 5/2015-16 and Circular No. 17 dated September 29, 2015."

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