CBI Starts Investigation Against Former CM Oommen Chandy

CBI starts investigation against former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy in sexual harassment case: Solar panel scam.

The case of the solar panel scam came to the fore during the tenure of the previous UDF government in Kerala. The main accused had already been arrested.

Now the CBI has started an investigation against former Kerala CM and Congress leader Oommen Chandy.

Former Union Minister KC Venugopal, and others in the sexual harassment case of the main accused.

CBI starts investigation: Woman alleges sexual harassment.

The much-talked-about multi-crore solar panel scam came to the fore during the then Congress-led UDF government in the state.

The woman had filed a report against six politicians, including Chandy, alleging that she was sexually assaulted in 2012, officials said on Tuesday.

After this, the Crime Branch of Kerala Police was investigating the case.

The woman filed a report against these six.

The Left government of Kerala led by the CPI(M) had recommended a CBI probe into the case earlier this year. Then the opposition Congress called it politically motivated and called it an election ploy.

As part of the process, the CBI has taken over the investigation of six FIRs registered by the Kerala Crime Branch, officials said.

Apart from Chandy and Venugopal, Hibi Eden, Adoor Prakash, MLA AP Anil Kumar, and BJP leader AP Abdullah Kutty are named in these cases.

The case was registered against Kutty in the year 2014 when he was the Congress MLA from Kannur.

In a letter sent to the police commissioner on July 19, 2013, the woman had accused Chandy of sexual harassment and corruption against several Congress and United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders.

Oommen Chandy presents his explanation.

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that she is ready to face the matter legally. At the same time, he said that this matter is completely politically motivated.

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