Sasikala to be released from Jail in Jan 2021 only if the Fine is paid: Bengaluru Prison’s RTI Reply
Sasikala, who was arrested in February 2017 in a disproportionate assets case, she will step out of the jail just ahead of the polls in Tamil Nadu in 2021.
Bengaluru (Karnataka): VK Sasikala, a close associate of former Tamil Nadu chief minister, late Jayalalitha, is likely to be released from the Central Prison, Bengaluru on January 27, 2021 where she is serving a sentence in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
Her release, however, might be deferred to February 27, 2022 if she does not pay the “in-default fine amount”.
The information regarding this was revealed in a response by the Superintendent, Central Prison, Bengaluru to a Right to Information (RTI) inquiry.
The Superintendent also said that Sasikala’s probable date of release “may vary if she utilizes parole facility.”
In reply to an RTI query, Bengaluru Central Prison’s Public Information Officer states ‘Convict Sasikala’s probable date of release is 27-01-2021 provided in-default fine is paid. Probable date would be 27-02-2022 if fine not paid. Date may vary if she utilises parole facility’. pic.twitter.com/NVJbQeN7kr
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2020
Last year, the Income Tax Department had attached properties worth Rs 1,600 crores belonging to the former AIADMK leader under the provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act.
Following her being sent to prison, a controversy had also broken out after a committee report alleged Sasikala had been receiving special treatment inside the prison.
Meanwhile, Sasikala has also been probed into her alleged involvement in former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s death.
