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DIG Prisons D Roopa who exposed VIP treatment to Sasikala in Bengaluru jail transferred to traffic department

The Karnataka government on Monday shunted out Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of prisons, D Roopa Moudgil who had accused AIADMK general secretary Sasikala of paying Rs 2 crore bribe to ADGP Prisons, H N Sathyanarayana Rao in exchange of undue favours. As per the reports, Roopa has been transferred to traffic department as commissioner for traffic and road safety. 

Jul 17, 2017, 13:35 PM IST

Sasikala VIP treatment row: CM Siddaramaiah orders high-level inquiry, assures strict action

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered an inquiry into the accusations made by DIG D Roopa in her report which claimed AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala paid bribes to jail officials in exchange of VIP favours for herself in the Bengaluru prison. 

Jul 13, 2017, 13:58 PM IST

Sasikala exclusive kitchen in Bengaluru jail row: DIG Roopa stands firm, demands inquiry

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Prisons) D. Roopa on Thursday stand firm on her report of special facilities to AIADMK General Secretary and convict Sasikala in Bengaluru central jail. While addressing media, Roopa said that she was on a government sanctioned leave for around 1.5 years but when she came back on duty she found these wrong doings inside the prison. 

Jul 13, 2017, 12:34 PM IST

'Teary-eyed' VK Sasikala watched EK Palaniswami take oath as Tamil Nadu CM from Bengaluru jail

With her conviction in the disproportionate assets case crushing her dream to become the chief minister, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala had to contend herself by watching the swearing-in ceremony of her close confidant EK Palaniswami at Raj Bhavan in Chennai from the Bengaluru Central Jail on television.

Feb 17, 2017, 09:42 AM IST