Sasikala jail bribery charge; Roopa, her senior shunted out

DGP (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayana Rao and DIG (Prisons) D Roopa, who had dragged the DGP in the row over bribery allegations, were transferred with immediate effect. The government also shifted Bengaluru central jail Chief Superintendent Krishna Kumar, who was also blamed in the report by Roopa for alleged illegal activities.  

The state government in a notification today said N S Megharikh, Additional Director General of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau, has been transferred with immediate effect and posted as Additional DGP, Prisons, in place of Rao. 

It also said Roopa has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police and Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety here. In a report submitted on July 12 to Rao, who was DGP (Prisons) then, Roopa as Deputy Inspector of General (Prisons) had said there was “a talk” that Rs two crore had exchanged hands to give preferential treatment for Sasikala and there were allegations against him also. She had also said a special kitchen was functioning in the jail for Sasikala in violation of prison rules.