The 2013 Kerala solar scam has got its accused. The capital court has sentenced the solar scam arrested Biju Radhakrishnan to six years of imprisonment. The case, in which Biju is the sole accused, concerns to falsifying official letters, including one in the name of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, and duping lakhs of money from a Dubai-based businessman, reports a leading Kerala daily. The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Thiruvananthapuram ordered the sentence, a year after the trial in the case got over.
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Since Biju Radhakrishnan has already completed four years in prison, in another related case concerning the solar scam, he has gone the court requesting for relaxation in the sentence. The court reportedly said the request will be granted. The controversial 2013 Kerala solar panel scam gave a major jolt to the former UDF-led government, headed by then CM Oommen Chandy. Crores were duped by Kerala residents Saritha S Nair and her partner Biju Radhakrishnan, promising several customers to set up solar panels. The Congress-led government was in a tough spot, after accusations, including sexual offenses, involving several top Congress leaders surfaced.
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In the present case, where Biju Radhakrishnan has been sentenced, he is arrested for duping Rs 75 lakh from a Dubai-based businessman hailing from Thiruvananthapuram. In order to take people into confidence, Biju Radhakrishnan had reportedly falsified letters of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, from a computer center in Kochi in 2012. Though the owner of the computer center was caught initially, he later became an approver in the case. Though the charge sheet was filed in the case, naming Biju Radhakrishnan as the sole accused, the same case with charges of criminal conspiracy is registered in Thampanoor police station with multiple people as accused.
