Probe Agency CBI Seeks Custody Of 4 Accused In ISRO Conspiracy Case

CBI said agencies like ISI plotted to derail development of technology in India and accused needed to be interrogated to find the brain behind this.

The CBI today opposed the anticipatory bail pleas made in the Kerala High Court by three former police officers of Kerala and a retired official of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in connection with the ISRO conspiracy case. The investigating agency said foreign intelligence agencies like ISI, Pakistan, had plotted to derail development of cryogenic technology in India and the accused needed to be interrogated to find out the brain behind the operation. The submission was made before Justice Ashok Menon by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, appearing for the CBI, who told the court that the case was a serious one that would affect national security. It was also submitted that the accused -- police officers S Vijayan, Thampi S Durga Dutta and R B Sreekumar and retired IB official P S Jayaprakash -- should not be granted any relief since the investigation was still at a nascent stage.