The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday informed the Supreme court that an FIR has been registered against former Kerala police officers, who allegedly framed space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case of 1994, after perusing a report filed by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice D.K. Jain Committee.
During the hearing, the Supreme court observed that the CBI investigation into the FIR would proceed following law. The court said the CBI should not let the committee report either overwhelm or influence its independent investigation.
The bench told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, that the copy of the FIR needs to be uploaded on the CBI website. SG Tushar Mehta said the FIR copy will be uploaded by the end of the day.
The bench also dissolved the Justice DK Jain Committee, stating its report will not be made public.
The court said if any of the parties had further grievance in the case, they could approach the Supreme Court.
Earlier on April 15, the court had asked the CBI to submit the investigation report on this issue in three months. Nambi Narayanan, who was engaged in making indigenous cryogenic engines, was arrested by the Kerala Police in 1994.
He was accused of selling the technology to foreigners. Later, this whole case turned out to be fake. The court had earlier ordered a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the scientist. Along with this, the action was also spoken against the officers who implied them.
The ISRO spy case came to light in 1994 when Narayanan was arrested on charges of espionage along with another senior ISRO official, two Maldivian women, and a businessman. The CBI had found that the top police officers in Kerala were responsible for the illegal arrest of Narayanan.