ISRO Espionage Case: Nambi Narayanan Gets Rs 1.3 Crore Additional Compensation From Kerala Govt

Kerala Government has in principle decided to give Rs 1.3 crore as compensation to former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was falsely implicated in the 1994 espionage case. The amount is for settling the case filed by 77-year-old Narayanan against the government in a sub-court here, seeking enhanced damages for his illegal arrest and harassment. Compensation is in addition to the Rs 50 lakh provided by the government to the former scientist on a Supreme court order and the Rs 10 lakh recommended by the National Human Rights Commission. Espionage case, which made headlines in 1994, pertained to allegations of transfer of certain confidential documents on India's space programme to foreign countries by two scientists and four others, including two Maldivian women. Narayanan had to spend close to two months in jail before the CBI concluded that the allegations against him were false.