‘Sasikala paid bribe to jail official’

Karnataka DIG (Prisons) D. Roopa writes to State Police chief R.K. Dutta accusing DG (Prisons) H.S. Sathyanarayana Rao of accepting bribe to provide Sasikala VIP treatment.

July 13, 2017 07:43 am | Updated 04:55 pm IST - Bengaluru

V K Sasikala

V K Sasikala

Karnataka DIG (Prisons) D. Roopa has accused her seniors in the Prison Department of accepting a ₹2 crore bribe from AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala to give her preferential treatment at the Bengaluru Central Prison.

In the report submitted on Wednesday to Director-General and Inspector-General of Police R.K. Dutta, she accused DG (Prisons) H.S. Sathyanarayana Rao of accepting the bribe to provide Sasikala VIP treatment. The report alleged that Sasikala was allowed to install a makeshift kitchen in her cell and was provided with an inmate as a cook. Mr. Rao said, “Let the official concerned investigate the matter. The onus is on Ms. Roopa to prove the charges.”

Mr. Rao added that he had earlier issued two memos to Ms. Roopa seeking an explanation for her past conduct, and claimed that she had submitted the report as revenge. “I had visited the prison and inspected it and found no such irregularities or corrupt practices.”

When contacted, Ms. Roopa refused to comment on the charges.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.