ISRO spy case: CBI probe into FIR would proceed in accordance with law, says SC

CBI has registered FIR against former Kerala police officers, who allegedly framed space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the ISRO espionage case of 1994, says court.

The on Monday recorded that the(CBI) has registered an FIR against former Kerala police officers, who allegedly in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case of 1994, after perusing a report filed by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice D.K. Jain Committee. Also read: A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said the CBI investigation into the FIR would proceed in accordance with law. The court said the CBI should not let the committee report either overwhelm or influence its independent investigation. The report was only meant as an “initial basis” for the Supreme Court to better understand the case. The CBI probe should not be coloured by the committee report. The agency should collect its own evidence, the Bench underscored in its order.