Solar scam: CBI takes over probe into cases against former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy, others

The CBI has taken over the investigation into cases against former chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy, former Union minister K C Venugopal and other politicians related to allegations of sexual exploitation by a prime accused woman in the sensational solar scam, officials said on Tuesday.

The cases against the six, including Chandy, were registered over the last several years and investigated by the Crime Branch of the Kerala Police based on a complaint by the woman, an accused in the multi-crore solar panel scam during the UDF government, that she was sexually exploited by them in 2012.

The CPI-M-led Kerala government had recommended a CBI enquiry into the cases earlier this year.