Fousia
Hassan,
one
of
the
Maldivian
nationals
accused
in
the
controversial
Indian
Space
Research
Organisation
(ISRO)
spy
case
in
the
1990s
and
later
acquitted
after
the
case
fizzled
out,
is
reportedly
making
a
film
on
the
atrocities
meted
out
to
her
by
the
police
during
the
investigation.
A
local
TV
channel
has
reported
that
Fousia
visited
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala,
from
May
28
to
June
7
in
connection
with
the
making
of
a
tele
film
about
her
torture
in
police
custody.
However,
top
Intelligence
officials,
who
confirmed
her
visit,
denied
that
she
had
acted
in
a
tele
film.
Meanwhile,
,
the
director
of
the
film,
said
that
the
film
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
spy
scandal.
Rather,
the
film
was
titled
Those
Days
and
has
as
its
theme
a
love
story.
Fousia
visited
the
shooting
location,
but
it
was
not
in
connection
with
the
making
of
the
tele
film,
he
said.
The
film,
which
has
been
shot
in
Kerala
for
a
week
at
locations
including
the
state-owned
Chitranjali
Studio
and
St
Mary"s
HSS,
Vettucaud,
has
two
Maldivian
girls,
Zeenath
and
Amira,
playing
the
lead
roles.
The
Tele
film
is
shot
under
the
banner
of
Noor
Movies.
Fousia,
accused
of
extracting
top
secret
informations
from
ISRO
scientists,
was
arrested
in
October
1994.
After
generating
a
lot
controversy
and
attracting
media
attention,
the
case
was
dismissed
by
the
Supreme
Court
for
lack
of
evidence.
Fousia
was
released
in
December
1997.
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