Who Is Nambi Narayanan? An ISRO Spy?

You might have heard of the movie "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect," so you might be wondering, who is Nambi? Here's full details about him.

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Born in December, 1941, S. Nambi Narayanan is an aerospace engineer in ISRO.

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In 1994, Mariam Rasheeda a Maldivian national was arrested for allegedly obtaining ISRO's rocket engines secret drawings to sell to Pakistan.

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Her arrest led to the arrest of Narayanan, then the incharge of Cryogenics division & four others were arrested.

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In 1995, all other scientists & businessmen except Maldivian nationals were released on bail.

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In April 1996, before the Kerala court could make the decision, CBI filed a report but could not find any evidence.

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In 1996, the state government decided to reinvestigate but in 1998 the court awarded the compensation of ₹1 lakh each & discharged all.

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In 2017, the supreme court heard the plea against former Kerala's DGP.

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In 2018, he was compensated with ₹1.3 crore for his mental stress & reputation loss.

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In Cannes 2022, the trailer of the film was premiered which was an honour for this Padma Bhushan Indian Scientist.

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