Solar cheating case:
Mathrubhumi
17.06.2013.
Solar cheating case: Biju Radhakrishnan held
Posted on: 17 Jun 2013
Coimbatore: Biju Radhakrishnan, the prime accused in the solar panel cheating case and who is absconding after Sarita S Nair's arrest in connection with the solar panel case, was held by the Kollam crime branch police in Coimbatore on Monday afternoon. The Tamil Nadu police assisted the Kerala police in nabbing Biju. He will be produced in the Kollam court.
Tracking his mobile calls, police came to know that he was in Coimbatore and sought the help of the TN crime branch to nab him.
The special team which was formed to probe the solar cheating case recently included crime branch SP Unniraj and Kollam commissioner Debesh Kumar Bahura in the team. Based on their directive, the team reached TN. DySPs Sudharsan, Jaison Abraham, Prasanan Nair, Harikrishnan, Ajith, Reji Jacob are the others in the probe team.
Biju had escaped to Coimbatore from Thrissur after he learnt that his estranged wife was arrested by the police.
Biju had told TV channels over the phone a few days back that their solar/wind mill power venture and family life had collapsed due to the relationship between his wife and former forest minister K B Ganesh Kumar.
Biju had allegedly cheated several people of crores, promising to provide solar power solutions and make them wind mill owners in Tamil Nadu.
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Actor Shalu was with Biju in Thrissur:
Thrissur: According to police, the day Biju Radhakrishnan went underground from Thrissur, actor Shalu Menon and her mother were with him. Biju came to know about the second accused Sarita S Nair's arrest when he was in a Thrissur hotel. Biju had hired a hotel room under the name Dr Biju and moments before the crime branch police could land there, sneaked out of the hotel and escaped to Coimbatore.
Shalu Menon's mother said that Biju had contacted them when they were on a trip to Thrissur for Shalu's daughter's stage performance. When Biju requested for a drop, Shalu offered to pick him from Ernakulam. Biju had also used Shalu's phone enroute the journey.
Based on the information given to the Thrissur crime branch SP Unnirajan from Thiruvananthapuram, the team rushed to Thrissur on June 4. On verifying with the hotel staff, police made sure that Dr Biju, who had hired a room at the hotel was infact the main accused in the cheating case. Police had earlier got information that the serial actor too was seen with Biju in Thrissur.
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Solar cheating: Raid at Biju's home and Sarita's office
Posted on: 16 Jun 2013
Kochi: Police held raids at the residence of Biju Radhakrishnan and his estranged wife Sarita S Nair's office on Sunday in connection with the solar cheating case. Biju residence at Kulakara in Kottarakara and Sarita's office at Thripunithara were raided under the direction of ADGP Hemachandran.
Meanwhile, Biju's mother Rajammal had complained that she too was cheated by Sarita. Sarita had demanded Rs 1 lakh from her to avoid mortgage of her house. Later Biju's mom had not seen Sarita. She also added that she has proof for the money given.
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Ganesh Kumar had links with Sarita, says Biju
Kochi: The prime accused in the solar cheating case Biju Radhakrishnan had revealed to a private TV channel on Saturday that he is innocent and that his wife Sarita S Nair had illegal links with former minister K B Ganesh Kumar and that was the reason for all the present issues. He alleged that Ganesh had brought disrepute to his family and it was because of this, his solar company broke down. He also added that money would be returned to those who have invested in this.
Biju revealed that after the inauguration of his office in Coimbatore, Ganesh and Sarita had stayed together in a hotel. It was the managers who had revealed to him about their relationship. Records revealing the teleconversations between Sarita and Ganesh would be given to P C George later, Biju said.
Biju added that he had complained to the CM about the illegal relationship his wife had with Ganesh. The CM had assured Biju that he would see to the issue. It was M I Shanavaz MP who had arranged a meeting with the CM.
Biju told that the CM is in no way connected to the present controversies and that his PA had bypassed him and offered to help.
Sarita had links with union minister K C Venugopal too, said Biju and added that he does not intend to surrender in the near future.
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Solar panel cheating: Sarita S Nair under judicial custody
Perumbavoor: Sarita S Nair, who was arrested in connection with the case in which she had allegedly duped crores of rupees from people after promising them investments in solar power fields and wind mill farms in various parts of the country, was remanded under judicial custody. The period of police custody ended after her interrogation and evidence collection.
According to police, Sarita S Nair along with her husband Biju Radhakrishnan, hailing from Kottarakara, were running a firm called Team Solar Renewable Energy Solutions at Chittoor road in Kochi. The accused collected lakhs of rupees from people after offering them shares in solar and wind power projects. They attracted the investors by showing huge returns that the projects could deliver in a short period of time. The main accused in the case Biju is still absconding.
The lady was arrested based on a complaint for having cheated Rs 40,50,000 in 2012 by promising to install solar panel and a windmill farm. The Perumbavoor Magistrate court remanded Sarita in this case. Police will file an application to interrogate her in other related cases.
Police informed that another cheating case is pending against Sarita at the Ernakulam North police station.
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Oommen Chandy faces heat over PA's misdemeanour
Thiruvananthapuram: For the second consecutive day, the CPM-led LDF opposition Thursday targeted Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the Kerala Assembly over the telephone calls allegedly made by his personal assistant to a woman arrested for serious financial offences.
Staging a walk-out in the house, deputy leader of the Opposition Kodiyeri Balakrishnan accused Mr Chandy of shielding Mr Joppan, who had allegedly made a large number of calls to Saritha Nair, arrested earlier this month.
The Opposition demanded to know whether Mr Chandy was ready to order a judicial inquiry into the matter since his office had come under the shadow of suspicion.
Responding to the charge, the Chief Minister said a special police team would be set up to investigate the cases against the woman. The probe would also ascertain if his PA had intervened in the matter.
'I don't want to protect anyone. But I would not sacrifice anyone to save my skin. Let us wait for the investigation', he said.
Mr Chandy said since the opposition had taken the matter seriously, he would seek an interim report from the police and decide whether action should be taken against the PA.
The Chief Minister said most of the cases against Saritha Nair pertained to cheating people promising that she would secure them solar energy distribution agencies using her influence within and outside the state.
Earlier, seeking an adjournment on the issue, CPM's Raju Abraham alleged that frequent phone calls had been made by the PA on the days preceding Saritha's arrest. Apart from his personal mobile, the official phones at the Chief Minister's office and residence were also used for making calls to the woman by the PA.
PTI
17.06.2013.
Solar cheating case: Biju Radhakrishnan held
Posted on: 17 Jun 2013
Coimbatore: Biju Radhakrishnan, the prime accused in the solar panel cheating case and who is absconding after Sarita S Nair's arrest in connection with the solar panel case, was held by the Kollam crime branch police in Coimbatore on Monday afternoon. The Tamil Nadu police assisted the Kerala police in nabbing Biju. He will be produced in the Kollam court.
Tracking his mobile calls, police came to know that he was in Coimbatore and sought the help of the TN crime branch to nab him.
The special team which was formed to probe the solar cheating case recently included crime branch SP Unniraj and Kollam commissioner Debesh Kumar Bahura in the team. Based on their directive, the team reached TN. DySPs Sudharsan, Jaison Abraham, Prasanan Nair, Harikrishnan, Ajith, Reji Jacob are the others in the probe team.
Biju had escaped to Coimbatore from Thrissur after he learnt that his estranged wife was arrested by the police.
Biju had told TV channels over the phone a few days back that their solar/wind mill power venture and family life had collapsed due to the relationship between his wife and former forest minister K B Ganesh Kumar.
Biju had allegedly cheated several people of crores, promising to provide solar power solutions and make them wind mill owners in Tamil Nadu.
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Actor Shalu was with Biju in Thrissur:
Thrissur: According to police, the day Biju Radhakrishnan went underground from Thrissur, actor Shalu Menon and her mother were with him. Biju came to know about the second accused Sarita S Nair's arrest when he was in a Thrissur hotel. Biju had hired a hotel room under the name Dr Biju and moments before the crime branch police could land there, sneaked out of the hotel and escaped to Coimbatore.
Shalu Menon's mother said that Biju had contacted them when they were on a trip to Thrissur for Shalu's daughter's stage performance. When Biju requested for a drop, Shalu offered to pick him from Ernakulam. Biju had also used Shalu's phone enroute the journey.
Based on the information given to the Thrissur crime branch SP Unnirajan from Thiruvananthapuram, the team rushed to Thrissur on June 4. On verifying with the hotel staff, police made sure that Dr Biju, who had hired a room at the hotel was infact the main accused in the cheating case. Police had earlier got information that the serial actor too was seen with Biju in Thrissur.
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Solar cheating: Raid at Biju's home and Sarita's office
Posted on: 16 Jun 2013
Kochi: Police held raids at the residence of Biju Radhakrishnan and his estranged wife Sarita S Nair's office on Sunday in connection with the solar cheating case. Biju residence at Kulakara in Kottarakara and Sarita's office at Thripunithara were raided under the direction of ADGP Hemachandran.
Meanwhile, Biju's mother Rajammal had complained that she too was cheated by Sarita. Sarita had demanded Rs 1 lakh from her to avoid mortgage of her house. Later Biju's mom had not seen Sarita. She also added that she has proof for the money given.
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Ganesh Kumar had links with Sarita, says Biju
Kochi: The prime accused in the solar cheating case Biju Radhakrishnan had revealed to a private TV channel on Saturday that he is innocent and that his wife Sarita S Nair had illegal links with former minister K B Ganesh Kumar and that was the reason for all the present issues. He alleged that Ganesh had brought disrepute to his family and it was because of this, his solar company broke down. He also added that money would be returned to those who have invested in this.
Biju revealed that after the inauguration of his office in Coimbatore, Ganesh and Sarita had stayed together in a hotel. It was the managers who had revealed to him about their relationship. Records revealing the teleconversations between Sarita and Ganesh would be given to P C George later, Biju said.
Biju added that he had complained to the CM about the illegal relationship his wife had with Ganesh. The CM had assured Biju that he would see to the issue. It was M I Shanavaz MP who had arranged a meeting with the CM.
Biju told that the CM is in no way connected to the present controversies and that his PA had bypassed him and offered to help.
Sarita had links with union minister K C Venugopal too, said Biju and added that he does not intend to surrender in the near future.
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Solar panel cheating: Sarita S Nair under judicial custody
Perumbavoor: Sarita S Nair, who was arrested in connection with the case in which she had allegedly duped crores of rupees from people after promising them investments in solar power fields and wind mill farms in various parts of the country, was remanded under judicial custody. The period of police custody ended after her interrogation and evidence collection.
According to police, Sarita S Nair along with her husband Biju Radhakrishnan, hailing from Kottarakara, were running a firm called Team Solar Renewable Energy Solutions at Chittoor road in Kochi. The accused collected lakhs of rupees from people after offering them shares in solar and wind power projects. They attracted the investors by showing huge returns that the projects could deliver in a short period of time. The main accused in the case Biju is still absconding.
The lady was arrested based on a complaint for having cheated Rs 40,50,000 in 2012 by promising to install solar panel and a windmill farm. The Perumbavoor Magistrate court remanded Sarita in this case. Police will file an application to interrogate her in other related cases.
Police informed that another cheating case is pending against Sarita at the Ernakulam North police station.
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Oommen Chandy faces heat over PA's misdemeanour
Thiruvananthapuram: For the second consecutive day, the CPM-led LDF opposition Thursday targeted Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the Kerala Assembly over the telephone calls allegedly made by his personal assistant to a woman arrested for serious financial offences.
Staging a walk-out in the house, deputy leader of the Opposition Kodiyeri Balakrishnan accused Mr Chandy of shielding Mr Joppan, who had allegedly made a large number of calls to Saritha Nair, arrested earlier this month.
The Opposition demanded to know whether Mr Chandy was ready to order a judicial inquiry into the matter since his office had come under the shadow of suspicion.
Responding to the charge, the Chief Minister said a special police team would be set up to investigate the cases against the woman. The probe would also ascertain if his PA had intervened in the matter.
'I don't want to protect anyone. But I would not sacrifice anyone to save my skin. Let us wait for the investigation', he said.
Mr Chandy said since the opposition had taken the matter seriously, he would seek an interim report from the police and decide whether action should be taken against the PA.
The Chief Minister said most of the cases against Saritha Nair pertained to cheating people promising that she would secure them solar energy distribution agencies using her influence within and outside the state.
Earlier, seeking an adjournment on the issue, CPM's Raju Abraham alleged that frequent phone calls had been made by the PA on the days preceding Saritha's arrest. Apart from his personal mobile, the official phones at the Chief Minister's office and residence were also used for making calls to the woman by the PA.
PTI
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