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Video showing Sasikala in jail in civilian clothes emerges
August 21, 2017
Troubles for jailed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
general secretary V.K. Sasikala don't seem to end as a video footage was
submitted to the Anti-Corruption Bureaun allegedly by ex-deputy
inspector general of police (DIG) (Prisons) D Roopa showing the former
and her relative Ilavarasi, convicted by the Supreme Court in the
disproportionate assets case, walking into the main entry area of the
Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in civilian attire.
Roopa submitted the footage yesterday as part of her statement to the ACB of the Karnataka Police.
Following
the summons by the ACB, Roopa had submitted 74 enclosures as evidence
to substantiate her charges. She received summons on July 31, the day
Director General (Prisons) G. Sathyanarayan Rao retired.
Earlier
last month, Roopa grabbed headlines when she, in a report, said that
Sasikala availed VIP treatment in the prison by bribing jail officials.
Roopa,
in a report to the Director General (Prisons), had said there are
speculations that Sasikala paid bribe to prison officials to get special
facilities for herself with rumours also of the DG being a beneficiary
himself.
The report by the DIG (Prisons) had asserted that a
bribe worth Rs. 2 crore was given to the prison officials by AIADMK
chief VK Sasikala for, including the DG (Prisons), in order to avail
special facilities in Parappana Agrahara central prison.
The DG
(Prisons) categorically denied all the charges, where Roopa, maintained
her stand, saying that she has no issue with an inquiry taking place
into it.
A notice was then sent to Roopa accusing her of
"damaging the integrity and reputation of Sathyanarayan Rao," which
according to law comes under defamation.
The notice also said
that Rao will also be approaching the concerned Income Tax Department to
find out the source from where the "alleged Rs. 2 crore were
mobilised."
The notice further said that Roopa also alleged that
Sasikala had set up a private kitchen, where special food could be made
for her, but as she failed to take snaps of the place, it only shows
that the place was "non-existent" although she (Roopa) claims that the
evidence was erased.
The notice said that Roopa had tried to defame the "whole system" of this country, including the President of the nation.
Subsequently, Roopa was transferred to the Traffic and Safety wing.
Image: The CCTV grab shows Sasikala (in black) with her relative Ilavarasi behind her in the Bengaluru jail
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