Saritha Nair, Husband Get 3 Years Jail In Solar Scam Case

A Coimbatore court on Thursday sentenced entrepreneur Saritha Nair and her husband Biju Radhakrishnan to three years imprisonment in connection with the solar panel scam case.

Sessions judge Kannan also fined the couple Rs 10,000 each, failing which they will have to serve an additional 9 months in prison.

The solar panel scam involved a fraudulent solar energy company, Team Solar Energy, floated by Ms Nair, which used two women to create political contacts and duped several people to the tune of crores of rupees.