Prisons DIG Somashekar held over forged SC order used to free life convict in 2018
- On Monday, Karnataka Police arrested Deputy Inspector General M Somashekar, currently stationed in North Zone, Gulbarga, for allegedly facilitating the release of a life convict using a forged Supreme Court order.
- Srikanth S, an assistant in the Convict Prisoner Section, allegedly forged a Supreme Court order dated November 2, 2018, to release Shankar, a life convict serving time for a 2001 kidnapping case registered by Chickpet police.
- Shankar's wife allegedly paid Rs 6 lakh of a requested Rs 12 lakh to secure his release, and the superintendent of Bengaluru Central Prisons discovered the forged documentation in May, filing a police complaint.
- Deputy Commissioner of Police M Narayana announced the arrest on Monday, and Somashekar was produced before a court and remanded to police custody until October 9 for further investigation.
- Authorities allege Somashekar failed to cooperate with investigators, despite Shankar's wife claiming he assisted in the release; Srikanth and the wife remain in judicial custody.
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Karnataka Prisons Department DIG Somashekhar has been detained. The investigation has revealed complicity and negligence on the part of prison officials. Police have remanded two accused in judicial custody, and the DIG is being questioned in police custody.
Prisons DIG allegedly sexually exploited convict’s wife
The wife of the convict, who was released from the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison based on a forged Supreme Court order, has reportedly claimed that she was sexually exploited by the Chief Superintendent of the Prison, presently Deputy Inspector-General of Prisons (DIG) M. Somashekhar, for her husband’s parole and release.
Senior Prison Official Held Over Forged Supreme Court Order In Convict Release Case
A Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) in Karnataka, M Somashekar, has been arrested for allegedly facilitating the release of a life convict in 2018 by forging a Supreme Court order. The convict's wife, also arrested, accused Somashekar of sexual exploitation. The case came to light after a complaint from the Bengaluru Central Prison Superintendent, revealing a complex conspiracy involving a prison assistant who forged the order.
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