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Bengaluru, July 13: In yet another shocking case of bribery and VVIP treatment in jail, AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala is back in the headlines. Reports have emerged saying Sasikala allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 2 crore to prison officials for preferential treatment inside Parappana Agrahara Prison in Bengaluru. Deputy Inspector of Prisons (DIG) Roopa Moudgil reportedly claimed that Karnataka Director General of Prisons (DGP) Satyanarayana Rao and city central jail officials accepted bribe from Sasikala for undue favours.
A local news channel quoted Moudgil as saying, “Sasikala has given Rs 1 crore bribe to Rao and another Rs 1 crore was distributed among officials, including warden of the central jail where she is serving 4-year sentence in an illegal wealth case for allowing her special privileges.” Moudgil has submitted a report on the same to the state government, say reports.
Sasikala, who was held guilty by the Supreme Court in a disproportionate assets case earlier this year, reportedly gets special food made in a separate kitchen for herself in jail. “As a reward for bribing the prison authorities from Rao to jail warden, Sasikala gets special menu daily, cooked by special chefs in a special kitchen near the women’s cell,” DIG Roopa Moudgil claimed.
Moudgil has also made claims of special treatment being meted out to stamp paper scam convict Abdul Karim Telgi. “3-4 convicted prisoners allotted to Abdul Karim Telgi for body massage,” Moudgil has claimed in her report.
Not just that, Moudgil has also made claims of rampant corruption within the jail administration. She has alleged that drugs were being distributed to inmates through various means and select prisoners were given special facilities. “At least 18 of the 25 prisoners who were tested for taking drugs reported positive. From DGP to jail warden are involved in flouting the prison manual,” alleged Moudgil.
However, Rao has refuted the charges saying that Moudgil has no proof of her claims. ““I have served a memo to her (Roopa) seeking explanation and evidence to prove her wild allegations. She has not given any report to me or the government against me or other jail officials,” Rao said as quoted by IANS. “I have asked her to meet me on Friday and hand over the so-called report from which a news channel is airing her views. Where was she when Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held a review meeting here on Monday? Ask her,” said Rao.
This is not the first time that reports of VVIP treatment to Sasikala in jail have emerged. Time and again there have been reports of Sasikala getting special treatment in the Bengaluru prison.
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