SC Orders CBI to Take Over Probe Into Role of Erring Cops in ISRO Espionage Case The 79-year-old former scientist, who was given a clean chit by the CBI, had earlier said that the Kerala police had "fabricated" the case and the technology he was accused to have stolen and sold in the 1994 case did not even exist at that time. S. Nambi Narayanan. Photo: Wikipedia Space3 hours ago New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the report of a high-level committee on the role of erring police officials in 1994 espionage case relating to ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan be given to the CBI and directed the agency to conduct further investigation on the issue.