Saritha S. Nair, a key accused in the ‘Solar scam’, was arrested by Kozhikode Kasaba police from her house in the state capital on Thursday in connection with a fraud case. She was arrested for not appearing before a court in Kozhikode even after multiple summons.
The Kozhikode Judicial First Class Magistrate Court had earlier issued warrant many times against her for not appearing in the cheque bounce case.
The case, filed by Kozhikode native Abdul Majeed, is that Saritha, Biju Radhakrishnan and their driver Manimon swindled Rs 42.70 lakh from Majeed offering him franchise for solar power plant. The case was registered at Kozhikode Kasaba Police station. Saritha is the second accused in the case after Biju Radhakrishnan, her former associate.
The court was set to deliver the verdict in the case last month. However, Saritha refused to appear before the court.
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According to reports, she will be produced before the court on Thursday itself.
Earlier, the police had faced severe criticism over delaying Saritha'a arrest even after the court issued warrants and she was named accused in a job fraud case.
(This article was first published in onmanorama)
