: ISRO espionage case: Former scientist Nambi Narayanan opposes bail plea of ex-Kerala DGP #IndiaNEWS Former Indian Space Research Organisation scientist Nambi Narayanan has filed a petition objecting

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ISRO espionage case: Former scientist Nambi Narayanan opposes bail plea of ex-Kerala DGP #IndiaNEWS
Former Indian Space Research Organisation scientist Nambi Narayanan has filed a petition objecting to the anticipatory bail application of ex-Kerala Director General of Police Siby Mathews, The Indian Express reported on Thursday. Mathews is accused of framing Narayanan in a 1994 espionage case.Maldivian nationals Mariyam Rasheeda and Fauzia Hassan have also filed petitions in the Thiruvananthapuram district sessions court, urging the court to hear them before passing any order. Mariyam and Fauzia were earlier accused of having played a role in transferring rocket technology to Pakistan.In response to the petitions, Mathews has challenged the claim that the scandal damaged the scientist’s career. He said Narayanan had applied for voluntary retirement scheme ten days before Mariyam’s arrest and requested top ISRO officials to waive the three-month notice period.The court will hear the anticipatory bail application and the impleading petitions on July 12.The Central Bureau of Investigation began its investigation in the wrongful arrest of Narayanan and others after a Supreme Court order in April on the basis of a report filed by a three-member committee led by retired judge DK Jain. Mathews is one of the 18 persons named as the accused.Mathews, who was heading the Special Investigation Team investigating the espionage case, claimed that the Thiruvananthapuram city police chief at that time had...Read more

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