Cop who exposed VIP treatment given to Sasikala in jail served notice

July 27, 2017 00:33

A top police officer, who came out with a controversial report on alleged special treatment in jail to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala, was today served a legal notice by transferred Karnataka DGP H N Satyanarayana Rao.

"You (D Roopa) are required to get an apology duly published in all leading newspapers in the next three days, failing which, I will be constrained to initiate appropriate legal proceedings both civil and criminal, against you to recover damages from you and the same is quantified as Rs 50 crore tentatively," Rao said in the notice issued to Roopa.

Roopa had alleged that Rs 2 crore had exchanged hands to provide special facilities to Sasikala and had dragged Rao into the case, claiming there was a "talk" that he was also a beneficiary.

Though she was eased out of the prison department subsequently, she continues to stick to her stand.

Rao claimed the allegations have caused severe damage to his name, fame and integrity, apart from causing mental agony to him.

He argued that if Roopa could take pictures elsewhere on prison premises, how could she miss to take photo of a convict getting VIP treatment such as setting up of a kitchen in her cell to get special food.

"The reason is obvious she could not take photo because the kitchen was not existence at all," he claimed.

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