Rs 50,00,000 compensation for ISRO ex-scientist

Saturday 29th September 2018 06:58 EDT
 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that his government had sanctioned Rs 50 Lakh as compensation to former ISRO scientist S Nambi Narayanan. Speaking to the media after a weekly Cabinet meeting, he said, “The money will be given very soon. We have directed the Law Department to see if this money can be recovered from police officers who falsely implicated him in the ISRO case.” Vijayan also added that former Additional Chief Secretary VS Senthil will be the state's representative on the committee headed by former top court Judge DK Jain, which will also have a Centre's representative. The Supreme Court had awarded Rs 50 Lakh to Nambi as compensation for the suffering he underwent after his arrest in the ISRO spy case.


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