The letter from Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan seeking a detailed probe into the income sources of solar scam prime accused Saritha S. Nair to settle all the cheating cases pending against her and obtain bail to come out of the jail has already been forwarded to Director General of Police (DGP) for further action, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Sunday.
In his letter written to the Home Minster on Saturday, Mr. Achuthanandan had said that a probe was necessary to bring out the real facts related to the financial position of Saritha. Mr. Chennithala claimed there was no tacit support of the government in Saritha procuring bail in all the cases related to the solar scam. Her release was just part of the legal procedures, he said. There were 33 cases filed against Saritha in connection with the solar scam. As per the government’s statistics, fraud to the tune of Rs. 6 crore had been committed in these cases. She got bail reportedly by paying the amount back to the complainants.
“Saritha had submitted an affidavit in the court that she and her mother had no money left with them. The government had stated in an affidavit about how she spent the Rs 6 crore she had defrauded from the public. The affidavit had stated that Saritha had only Rs 70,000 with her. If that be the case, how did she manage to get bail?” Mr. Achuthanandan asked.
