Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi:
Hours after his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed by the Kerala High Court, suspended state government official A Feroz, who is an accused in a cheating case registered in connection with the solar scam, surrendered at a police station in Thiruvananthapuram.
Mr Feroz, former director of the Information and Public Relations department, would be produced before a court, sources said. Police had issued a look out notice for Mr Feroz after he went missing when his anticipatory bail application was rejected by a local court on July 2.
He was suspended from the high government post after his alleged links with Saritha Nair and Biju Radhakrishnan, the two accused in the solar panel scam.
The police case against Mr Feroz says that he introduced Saritha and Biju to a builder in the city, saying one of them was an official of Asian Development Bank or ADB . The builder was allegedly duped Rs 40 lakh on a promise to arrange a contract with ADB.
The high court on Thursday found investigating officials had gathered 'incriminating materials' against the accused, who had joined Biju and Saritha, accused of collecting crores of rupees from people.
The court held that no meaningful and effective steps had been taken to proceed against the petitioner after he was implicated as accused in the cheating case.
Government stated that the petitioner is an accused in a crime involving grave offences by a report dated November 25, 2010.
The court said it is 'disturbing' that no action had been taken on such a report. "Perhaps, but for registration of the solar case, nothing tangible would have followed in the investigation of the present crime also," the judge said.
The court had earlier asked the prosecution why Mr Feroz had not been arrested, especially when he was undergoing treatment in a hospital after registration of the case.
Mr Feroz, former director of the Information and Public Relations department, would be produced before a court, sources said. Police had issued a look out notice for Mr Feroz after he went missing when his anticipatory bail application was rejected by a local court on July 2.
He was suspended from the high government post after his alleged links with Saritha Nair and Biju Radhakrishnan, the two accused in the solar panel scam.
The police case against Mr Feroz says that he introduced Saritha and Biju to a builder in the city, saying one of them was an official of Asian Development Bank or ADB . The builder was allegedly duped Rs 40 lakh on a promise to arrange a contract with ADB.
The high court on Thursday found investigating officials had gathered 'incriminating materials' against the accused, who had joined Biju and Saritha, accused of collecting crores of rupees from people.
The court held that no meaningful and effective steps had been taken to proceed against the petitioner after he was implicated as accused in the cheating case.
Government stated that the petitioner is an accused in a crime involving grave offences by a report dated November 25, 2010.
The court said it is 'disturbing' that no action had been taken on such a report. "Perhaps, but for registration of the solar case, nothing tangible would have followed in the investigation of the present crime also," the judge said.
The court had earlier asked the prosecution why Mr Feroz had not been arrested, especially when he was undergoing treatment in a hospital after registration of the case.
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