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Karnataka CM Orders for High Level Enquiry into Irregularities Reported in Parappana Agrahara Prison

12:39 PM Jul 14, 2017 | Team Udayavani |

Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has ordered for a high level enquiry on the alleged irregularities at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison located at Bengaluru. In a meeting with top officials from state home department on Thursday, chief minister ordered for an enquiry based on a report submitted by DIG D Roopa who alleged in her report that jail DGP Satyanarayana Rao involved in bribe case and has violated law to provide special facilities to some prisoners in the jail.

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In a report to chief secretary of the state government, home department secretary DIG D Roopa stated that, jail DGP Satyanarayana Rao obtained Rs 2 crore bribe and violated law to provide special facilities to AIADMK (Amma Group) Chief Secretary VK Sasikala.  The report has also noted that, Abdul Karim Telgi, a convicted counterfeiter, who serves his term in the prison, has managed to get special facilities.

Speaking on the allegations made, jail DGP Satyanarayana Rao said, his service term in the police department is scheduled to end within three weeks and all allegations mentioned in the report are wrong. The report is prepared to get a wide publicity. The officer who narrated the facts should prove them with sufficient proof.

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