Sreedharan Nair, one of those defrauded in the case, complained that he had lost money he entrusted to a couple who promised him an agency to manufacture solar panels. He had asserted that he had even met the chief minister, accompanied by Saritha Nair, an accused in the case.
Two weeks after the arrest of Saritha Nair, her live-in partner Biju Radhakrishnan was also taken into custody.
The couple allegedly defrauded people by offering solar energy solutions at huge discounts, and often lured people into investing in their enterprise by citing an acquaintance with people in high office in the state government.
When the two failed to make good promises made to clients, several cases were lodged against the couple with state police.
Telephone call records of the two accused revealed that they had been in close touch with influential people in Kerala.
