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Prisons DIG Arrested Over Alleged Forged Supreme Court Release Order
Police arrested M. Somashekar, a senior prisons officer, while investigating a prisoner’s release.
They say Shankar A., who had been sentenced to life in prison, was released in 2018.
The release was supposedly based on an order from the Supreme Court.
Police say that order was forged.
They say prison employee S. Srikanth made a copy of the false order.
Shankar’s wife told police that the prison superintendent at the time also helped with his release.
The prison’s in-charge superintendent filed a complaint on May 20.
A court sent Somashekar into police custody as the investigation continued.
Police arrested M. Somashekar, a Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, over his alleged role in a prisoner’s release.
Authorities say life convict Shankar A. was released from Bengaluru Central Prison on November 13, 2018, using a forged Supreme Court order.
Police say prison employee S. Srikanth forged a copy of the purported order.
Shankar was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 12, 2004, and his appeals, including to the Supreme Court, were unsuccessful.
The prison’s in-charge superintendent filed a complaint on May 20; police said Somashekar had failed to cooperate and concealed information.
- Who
- M. Somashekar, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, was arrested; the case concerns convicted prisoner Shankar A. and prison employee S. Srikanth.
- What
- Police are investigating the alleged release of Shankar using a forged Supreme Court order and Somashekar’s alleged assistance.
- Where
- Bengaluru Central Prison and Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru.
- When
- Shankar was released on November 13, 2018; the complaint was filed on May 20 this year, and Somashekar was taken into custody on October 4.
- Why
- Police allege a purported Supreme Court order was forged to secure Shankar’s release from his life sentence.
Key facts
- Arrested officer
- M. Somashekar, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons
- Prisoner
- Shankar A., described as a convicted life prisoner
- Alleged release date
- November 13, 2018
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment, imposed by Fast Track Court-1 on July 12, 2004
- Employee named by police
- S. Srikanth, a First Division Assistant in the Central Prison’s Convict Prison section
- Complaint
- The in-charge superintendent lodged it on May 20 this year
- Police custody
- Somashekar was taken into custody on October 4 and remanded to police custody by a court
Sources
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