Kerala solar scam: Sarita Nair found guilty in cheating case
The Hindu
Charge sheet against Saita Nair and others was submitted in December 2013 and the trial began in January 2016
The Kozhikode Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court on April 27 found Sarita S. Nair guilty in the solar cheating case. Magistrate K.K. Nimmi will pronounce the quantum of punishment later in the day. Sarita Nair, along with her partner Biju Radhakrishnan, had allegedly duped Abdul Majeed, owner of Associated Steels Yard, into paying ₹42.70 lakh after promising him franchises in solar panel and windmill farm companies in 2012. Mr. Biju was named first accused and Sarita as second accused. Meanwhile, Mr. Biju had sought exemption from hearing as he was undergoing quarantine. However the court acquitted the third accused B. Manimon in the case.
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