ISRO Espionage Case 1994 : Nambi Narayanan Paper Cuttings

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ISRO Espionage Case : Nambi Narayanan Paper Cuttings

S. Nambi Narayanan (12 December 1941) is an Indian scientist and aerospace engineer and Padma Bhushan award winner. As a senior official at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), he was in-charge of the cryogenics division. In 1994, he was falsely charged with espionage and arrested. The charges against him were dismissed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in April 1996, and the Supreme Court of India declared him not guilty in 1998

Oct 1994: Maldivian national Mariam Rasheeda arrested in Thiruvananthapuram for allegedly obtaining secret drawings of ISRO rocket engines to sell to Pakistan.

Nov: Nambi Narayanan, director of cryogenic project at ISRO, arrested along with deputy director of ISRO D. Sasikumaran and Indian representative of a Russian space agency K. Chandrasekhar. S.K. Sharma, a labour contractor, and Fousiya Hasan, Maldivian friend of Rasheeda are also arrested.

Jan 1995: ISRO scientists and businessmen released on bail; the Maldiviannationals continue to be in custody.

Apr 1996: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) files report before a Kerala court, says espionage case is false and there was no evidence to back the charges.

May: Court accepts the CBI\u2019s report and discharges all accused.

Jun: Kerala government decides to conduct re-investigation of the case by the State police which was challenged by Chandrasekhar.

Nov: High Court of Kerala dismisses the challenge, upheld government\u2019s notification which was later quashed by the Supreme Court.

May 1998: Supreme Court awards compensation of \u20b91 lakh to Mr. Narayanan and others, who were discharged in the case; directs the state government to pay the amount.

Apr 1999: Mr. Narayanan approaches the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) claiming compensation from the state for the mental agony and torture suffered by him.

Mar 2001: NHRC awards an interim compensation of \u20b910 lakh, asks the state to pay damages; government challenges the order.

Sep 2012: HC directs the state to pay \u20b910 lakh to Mr. Narayanan.

Mar 2015: HC leaves it to the state government to consider or not the CBI\u2019s report for taking disciplinary action against the erring police officers.

Apr 2017: The Supreme Court begins hearing on Mr. Narayanan\u2019s plea, seeking action against former Kerala DGP Siby Mathews and others who had probed the matter.

May 3, 2018: Three-judge bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud says it is considering awarding Mr. Narayanan a compensation of \u20b975 lakh and restoring his reputation.

May 8: SC says it is considering asking Kerala government to re-investigate role of SIT officers in the case.

May 9: SC says Mr. Narayanan has faced a dent in his reputation due to \u201cmalafide prosecution\u201d and Kerala government cannot evade \u201cvicarious liability\u201d to grant him compensation.

Jul 10: SC reserves verdict on the plea; CBI tells SC it was ready for a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the allegations by Narayanan.

Sep 14: SC awards \u20b950 lakh compensation to 76-year-old Mr. Narayanan for being subjected to mental cruelty in the ISRO spy case.

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