24 years after he was falsely arrested by the Kerala police in the sensational ISRO Espionage Case, Nambi Narayanan, one of India’s top rocket scientists was awarded a compensation of Rs 50 lakhs by the Supreme Court.

Calling his arrest by Kerala Police in the case in 1994 needless and unnecessary, the SC on Thursday also constituted a committee headed by retired SC judge D K Jain to inquire into the role of investigating officials.

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