ISRO Spy Case: Nambi Narayan opposes anticipatory bail plea of former DGP Siby Mathews
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The anticipatory bail plea filed by former Director-General of Police and former probe officer, Siby Mathews was opposed by the wronged party former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan.
The CBI has booked Sibi Mathews and 17 others for wrongfully arresting and implicating Nambi Narayan in the ISRO spy case. Mathews is accused of conspiracy and fabrication of documents, reported Mathrubhumi.
After Sibi Mathews secured interim bail last week, Nambi Narayan told the court that it was Mathews that tortured him the most after arresting him years ago. Narayan has moved as one of the respondents in the anticipatory bail plea, which will be considered again on July 7.
The ISRO scientist was framed in 1994 for selling confidential documents regarding India's space programme to two Maldivian intelligence officers.
Nambi Narayanan had told PTI that he only told the truth to the CBI team probing the conspiracy angle in the 1994 espionage case. The CBI recorded his statement on June 30. He added that he doesn't know if his statement will be recorded tomorrow (July 1).
The Supreme Court had ordered a high-level committee to probe the role of police officials in the 1994 espionage case and submit a report to the CBI. The three-member committee was headed by apex court judge Justice (retd) DK Jain. The other two members were nominated by the state government and the union government.
The Supreme Court on April 15 said that the CBI should treat the panel's findings as part of a preliminary investigation. The CBI was supposed to submit its report within three months. The CBI has invoked around 10 sections of the Indian Penal Code including criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, and fabrication of evidence, reported The News Minute.
The Kerala government was also instructed to compensate Narayan with Rs. 50 lakh for compelling him to undergo "immense humiliation".
The top court acquitted Narayan in 2018 and said that the ex-scientist of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was subjected to "psycho-pathological treatment" by the police and his "liberty and dignity" was jeopardised.
