Sasikala bribery case: ACB raids residence of Hindalga prison SP

Sasikala bribery case: ACB raids residence of Hindalga prison SP

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Belagavi:12.08.2021

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths raided the official residence of Krishna Kumar, superintendent of police, Hindalga prison, in pursuance of the 2018 bribery case related to V K Sasikala, close aide of late J Jayalalithaa, the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

In 2018 ACB filed an FIR after the then deputy inspector general of prisons D Roopa had filed a complaint alleging corruption against the then director general of prisons H N Satyanarayana Rao.

Roopa had alleged that Rao has received money in exchange for offering VIP treatment for Sasikala in Parappana Agrahara prison. Krishna Kumar was in charge of Bengaluru prison when Sasikala was serving the jail term.

The ACB on Wednesday raided the house of Krishna Kumar and searched the premises for several hours. However, they could not find anything and left saying the officer should cooperate in further investigations. According to sources in the ACB, there are suspicions that Krishna Kumar benefitted in the deal to ensure VIP treatment to Sasikala in prison.

Sources further said they have received information about Krishna Kumar having bought assets with the same money and hence the search was conducted. Kumar is also a witness in the case as he was reporting to Satyanarayana Rao.

When contacted, Krishna Kumar told TOI that the raid was a routine legal procedure as a case was filed against the former DGP. “I am a very honest man and so the ACB could not find anything in my house even after a detailed search,” he said.

He further said the raid was related to a 2018 case filed against former prison DGP and he is one of the witnesses.

According to sources in the ACB, there are suspicions that superintendent of police Krishna Kumar benefitted in the deal to ensure VIP treatment to Sasikala in prison