Karnataka top cop D Roopa transferred after exposing VIP treatment for Sasikala in Bengaluru prison
7 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka top cop D Roopa transferred after exposing VIP treatment for Sasikala in Bengaluru prison

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Days after she exposed the VIP treatment given to AIADMK chief and convict VK Sasikala in the Bangalore Central Jail, DIG Prisons D Roopa was transferred on Monday Days after she exposed the VIP treatment given to AIADMK chief and convict VK Sasikala in Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, DIG Prisons D Roopa was transferred on Monday, CNN News18 reported. Meanwhile, the state government’s notification said that NS Megharikh, Additional Director General of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau, was transferred with immediate effect and posted as Additional DGP, Prisons, in place of Rao. #BREAKING -- DIG prisons D Roopa transferred to DIG and Commissioner of traffic road safety pic.twitter.com/6Mp7Jo181h — News18 July 17, 2017 #BREAKING -- DIG Roopa to CNN-News18- I have not received the notice copy; will react after receiving the copy pic.twitter.com/MES67p1z4d — News18 July 17, 2017 Sasikala was accused of bribing Rao and Bengaluru central jail officials for undue favours on Wednesday. “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 a four-year sentence in an illegal wealth case for allowing her special privileges,” said a local news channel that quoted Roopa.

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Bengaluru DIG Vartika transferred after clash with senior
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengaluru DIG Vartika transferred after clash with senior

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Days after Deputy Inspector General of Police Vartika Katiyar wrote to the chief secretary making certain allegations against her senior IPS officer Roopa D Moudgil, the state government issued orders on Monday, transferring her from the Internal Security Division. Katiyar, who was DIG in the ISD, has been posted as DIG and Additional Commandant General, Home Guards and Ex-officio …

Illegal facilities for Sasikala in prison: HC quashes defamation case against IPS officer D. Roopa
2 years, 9 months ago

Illegal facilities for Sasikala in prison: HC quashes defamation case against IPS officer D. Roopa

The Hindu  

In a relief to senior IPS officer D. Roopa, the High Court of Karnataka has quashed a defamation case filed against her by H.N. Subsequently, Mr. Rao, who retired from service on July 31, 2017, filed the defamation case alleging that false allegations against him in the letter and its publication in the media had impacted his reputation. While agreeing …

'Sasikala has not violated any rules of Karnataka prisons': Advocate of ousted AIADMK leader refutes 'special treatment' charges
6 years, 2 months ago

'Sasikala has not violated any rules of Karnataka prisons': Advocate of ousted AIADMK leader refutes 'special treatment' charges

Firstpost  

Sasikala, close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister, the late Jayalalithaa, has been lodged at the Bengaluru prison ever since her conviction by the Supreme Court in February, 2017 in the disproportionate assets case. Chennai: Refuting allegations that “special treatment” was accorded to her in the Parappana Agrahara central prison at Bengaluru, an advocate representing ousted AIADMK leader VK …

VK Sasikala returns to Bengaluru jail after five-day emergency parole to visit ailing husband ends
7 years, 5 months ago

VK Sasikala returns to Bengaluru jail after five-day emergency parole to visit ailing husband ends

Firstpost  

Deposed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala, serving a four-year term in a corruption case, today returned to the central prison at the end of a five-day emergency parole for visiting her ailing husband at a Chennai hospital. Bengaluru: Deposed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala, serving a four-year term in a corruption case, returned to the central prison on Thursday, at the end …

High Honours for Ex-DIG Roopa Who Exposed Sasikala’s VIP Treatment
7 years, 6 months ago

High Honours for Ex-DIG Roopa Who Exposed Sasikala’s VIP Treatment

The Quint  

Roopa, in a report to the DIG, had said there was speculation that Sasikala paid bribe to prison officials to get special facilities for herself with rumours of the DG being a beneficiary himself. The report by the DIG had asserted that a bribe worth Rs 2 crore was given to the prison officials by AIADMK chief VK Sasikala for, …

VK Sasikala did not get 'preferential treatment' in prison, says Karnataka govt
7 years, 6 months ago

VK Sasikala did not get 'preferential treatment' in prison, says Karnataka govt

Firstpost  

Karnataka government dismissed reports of “preferential treatment” was being given to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala at the central jail and said she was being treated like other prisoner Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday dismissed reports of “preferential treatment” was being given to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala at the central jail and said she was being treated like any other …

No 'preferential treatment' to Sasikala in jail, says Karnataka government
7 years, 6 months ago

No 'preferential treatment' to Sasikala in jail, says Karnataka government

India TV News  

The Karnataka government on Wednesday dismissed reports of "preferential treatment" being given to AIADMK leader V K Sasikala at the central jail and said she was being treated like any other ordinary prisoner. "There is no truth in reports suggesting that Sasikala and Elavarasi have been given preferential treatment at the prison. Sasikala is lodged at the central jail at …

Sasikala visited AIADMK MLA's house near Bengaluru jail: DIG Roopa tells ACB
7 years, 7 months ago

Sasikala visited AIADMK MLA's house near Bengaluru jail: DIG Roopa tells ACB

India TV News  

Karnataka Deputy Inspector General of Police D Roopa, in a report to the ACB has claimed that she had reliable information on jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala visiting a house belonging to Hosur MLA, near the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison here. "There is a reliable information that she sometimes goes to a house near the central jail that belongs …

Exclusive: Did Sasikala go out of Bengaluru prison?
7 years, 7 months ago

Exclusive: Did Sasikala go out of Bengaluru prison?

The Hindu  

Video footage showing AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Former DIG of Prisons D. Roopa, who blew the lid off the special treatment meted out to prisoners, including Sasikala, on Saturday submitted the footage taken from the CCTV recording of the central prison complex, as part of her statement to the ACB. Their deployment is outside the women’s prison premises at …

Sasikala had special privileges in Bengaluru jail, authorities confirm; probe ordered
7 years, 8 months ago

Sasikala had special privileges in Bengaluru jail, authorities confirm; probe ordered

Firstpost  

Senior prison officials have confirmed that special privileges were indeed extended to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala inside the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru Senior prison officials have confirmed that special privileges were extended to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala inside the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru, according to media reports. The irregularities came to the fore earlier in July …

TTV Dinakaran defends Sasikala, dismisses allegations of VIP treatment in Bengaluru prison
7 years, 8 months ago

TTV Dinakaran defends Sasikala, dismisses allegations of VIP treatment in Bengaluru prison

Firstpost  

AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran on Wednesday dismissed allegations of special treatment for his aunt and party chief VK Sasikala in prison, asserting that she was being treated as per rules. Chennai: AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran on Wednesday dismissed allegations of special treatment for his aunt and party chief VK Sasikala in prison, asserting that she was …

Sasikala prison bribe issue: BJP lashes out at Karnataka govt over DIG D Roopa's transfer
7 years, 8 months ago

Sasikala prison bribe issue: BJP lashes out at Karnataka govt over DIG D Roopa's transfer

Firstpost  

BJP slammed the Karnataka government over the transfer of DIG D Roopa after she brought to light alleged special treatment meted out to VK Sasikala Bengaluru: The BJP on Wednesday slammed the Karnataka government over the transfer of DIG D Roopa after she brought to light the alleged special treatment meted out to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala in the central …

D Roopa case: Govt sided with corrupt officials, says BS Yeddyurappa
7 years, 8 months ago

D Roopa case: Govt sided with corrupt officials, says BS Yeddyurappa

India TV News  

The BJP today slammed the Karnataka government over the transfer of DIG D Roopa after she brought to light the alleged special treatment meted out to AIADMK leader V K Sasikala in the central jail here. The party's state unit staged a protest here against the transfer and accused the state government of favouring corrupt officials. BJP's state unit chief …

After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail
7 years, 8 months ago

After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail

India TV News  

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts serving terms in the Central Prison. An NHRC release said the complaint alleged the prisoners were beaten black-and-blue and shifted overnight in an injured condition to various other prisons at Mysore, Ballari, Belagavi …

HS Revanna appointed DIG Prisons by Karnataka govt, will replace D Roopa
7 years, 8 months ago

HS Revanna appointed DIG Prisons by Karnataka govt, will replace D Roopa

Firstpost  

The Karnataka government on Tuesday appointed IPS officer HS Revanna as the new Deputy Inspector General, Prisons, a day after transferring incumbent D Roopa to be the Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety in Bengaluru. Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday appointed IPS officer HS Revanna as the new Deputy Inspector General, Prisons, a day after transferring incumbent D Roopa …

Kiran Bedi slams Karnataka govt for transferring DIG (prisons) Roopa
7 years, 8 months ago

Kiran Bedi slams Karnataka govt for transferring DIG (prisons) Roopa

Deccan Chronicle  

Puducherry: Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi slammed the decision of Karnataka government to transfer DIG D. Roopa from prisons department to the post of DIG, Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety, in the aftermath of a report submitted by her regarding irregularities in the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru which includes the special treatment being given to AIADMK general …

Delhi cops knew jail officials were paid Rs 2 cr for 'VIP treatment' to Sasikala
7 years, 8 months ago

Delhi cops knew jail officials were paid Rs 2 cr for 'VIP treatment' to Sasikala

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The charge by the former deputy inspector general of prisons D Roopa that money paid out by the AIADMK faction to the Bengaluru Central Prison officials for facilitating a comfortable prison stay for the jailed general secretary of the party VK Sasikala at the Bengaluru Central Prison, has been known to Delhi police officials since April. Top sources told …

Whistleblower DIG Roopa shunted: Transfer of officials and prisoners will derail probe into shady dealings
7 years, 8 months ago

Whistleblower DIG Roopa shunted: Transfer of officials and prisoners will derail probe into shady dealings

India TV News  

The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka has ordered the transfer of IPS officer and DIG D Roopa, who blew the whistle on alleged corrupt activities in Bengaluru jail and accused prison officials – her superiors – of accepting around Rs 2 crore bribe for providing preferential treatment to jailed AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramaniam views the …

Sasikala prison bribe issue: Here's all you need to know about whistleblower cop DIG D Roopa
7 years, 8 months ago

Sasikala prison bribe issue: Here's all you need to know about whistleblower cop DIG D Roopa

Firstpost  

DIG of Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison D Roopa has been in the news as the whistleblower of Sasikala’s bribery to her senior officials in the prison. In a sensational revelation, D Roopa, the Deputy Inspector General of Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, had last week alleged how jailed AIADMK leader Sasikala was getting a royal treatment in the women’s …

After Sasikala row, 32 convicts shifted out of Bengaluru central prison
7 years, 8 months ago

After Sasikala row, 32 convicts shifted out of Bengaluru central prison

Hindustan Times  

Amid the controversy over alleged bribery by AIADMK leader VK Sasikala for privileged treatment in Bengaluru central prison, 32 inmates were shifted out because they allegedly complained to deputy inspector general Roopa D Moudgil on Saturday. DIG prisons had on Wednesday written a letter to the director general HN Sathyanarayana Rao saying she had heard accusations that a bribe of …

Sasikala prison bribe issue: 32 convicts shifted from Bengaluru jail, DIG submits second report
7 years, 8 months ago

Sasikala prison bribe issue: 32 convicts shifted from Bengaluru jail, DIG submits second report

Firstpost  

In a sudden move, 32 convicts serving terms in the Parapanna Agrahara Central Prison were shifted to two other jails in Karnataka allegedly for trying to air their grievances, an official said Bengaluru: In a sudden move, 32 convicts serving terms in the Parapanna Agrahara Central Prison were shifted on Sunday to two other jails in Karnataka allegedly for trying …

CCTV records of VIP treatment given to Sasikala missing: DIG Roopa submits second report
7 years, 8 months ago

CCTV records of VIP treatment given to Sasikala missing: DIG Roopa submits second report

India TV News  

Days after exposing alleged corrupt activities in Bengaluru jail accusing AIADMK General Secretary and convict V.K. Sasikala Natarajan of bribing top prison officials for undue favours, Deputy Inspector General D Roopa submitted her second report to DGP HN Sathyanarayana Rao on Saturday. In the new report, DIG Roopa has highlighted the state of affairs pertaining to maintenance of the central …

DIG Roopa’s second report alleges more ‘privileges’ to Sasikala
7 years, 8 months ago

DIG Roopa’s second report alleges more ‘privileges’ to Sasikala

The Hindu  

Deputy Inspector General of Police D. Roopa, on Saturday, submitted a second report on irregularities at Bangalore Central Jail, Parappana Agrahara, just three days after she kicked up a storm with a first report alleging that senior prison officials had accepted money to provide privileges to high profile inmates including AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala. In her first report, Ms. Roopa …

Sasikala prison bribe issue: Police officer served notice for informing media
7 years, 8 months ago

Sasikala prison bribe issue: Police officer served notice for informing media

Firstpost  

A top police officer, who came out with a controversial report on alleged special treatment in jail to VK Sasikala, has been served a notice by the state government asking her to explain why she reported the issue to the media Bengaluru: A top police officer, who came out with a controversial report on alleged special treatment in jail to …

Sasikala prison bribery case: Ex-IAS officer to lead probe, says Siddaramaiah
7 years, 8 months ago

Sasikala prison bribery case: Ex-IAS officer to lead probe, says Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday retired Indian Administrative Service officer Vinay Kumar will head the probe into allegations that AIADMK leader VK Sasikala paid a bribe of Rs 2 crore to a top jail officer and staff for availing perks in the Bengaluru Central Prison. On Wednesday, deputy inspector general of prisons Roopa D Moudgil highlighted a series …

DIG's allegations will be enquired: K'taka CM on VIP treatment to Sasikala
7 years, 8 months ago

DIG's allegations will be enquired: K'taka CM on VIP treatment to Sasikala

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysore : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said an enquiry will take place regarding the allegations of Deputy Inspector General D Roopa that former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary V K Sasikala is getting VIP treatment in Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara central prison. Communist Party of India leader D Raja demanded a high level probe on the …

CM Siddaramaiah promises probe into privileges to Sasikala in prison
7 years, 8 months ago

CM Siddaramaiah promises probe into privileges to Sasikala in prison

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A day after Deputy Inspector General of Prisons D. Roopa, accused her immediate superior, the Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons H.N. Sathyanarayan Rao with providing V Sasikala with a private kitchen and other facilities at the Bengaluru Central Prison at Parapana Agrahara in exchange for a bribe of Rs 2 crore, Mr Rao hit back. …

Prison official denies report of Sasikala bribing jail authorities for VIP treatment
7 years, 8 months ago

Prison official denies report of Sasikala bribing jail authorities for VIP treatment

Firstpost  

Director General of Prisons H. Satyanarayana Rao has denied charges by a woman police officer that he had taken money to provide special facilities to jailed AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Karnataka’s Director General of Prisons H. Satyanarayana Rao has denied charges by a woman police officer that he had taken money to provide special facilities to jailed AIADMK General Secretary …

Sasikala paid bribe to top jail official, staff for preferential treatment, says DIG in report to DGP
7 years, 8 months ago

Sasikala paid bribe to top jail official, staff for preferential treatment, says DIG in report to DGP

The Hindu  

DIG D. Roopa of Karnataka has submitted a report to the Director General and Inspector General of Police R.K. Dutta, accusing her senior colleagues of accepting a ₹2 crore bribe from AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. The report also alleged that the jail staff had accepted bribes from Ms. Sasikala for allowing the installation of a makeshift kitchen in her …

VK Sasikala may seek transfer to Tamil Nadu prison
8 years, 1 month ago

VK Sasikala may seek transfer to Tamil Nadu prison

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed V.K. Indications are they will move an application in the apex court seeking four weeks time for surrender citing health and party work, now that she is the general secretary of the AIADMK. Once they are lodged in Karnataka jail, it is open to Sasikala to seek transfer to a jail in …

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