PoliticsPrisons DIG Somashekar Arrested Over Forged SC Order in 2018 Jailbreak
Deputy Inspector General of Prisons M Somashekar, chief superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in 2018, was arrested for allegedly using a forged Supreme Court order to release life convict S Shankar. Shankar was freed on November 13, 2018, based on the fake document. Police are investigating the document's origin, verification process, and Somashekar's involvement. Shankar was serving life for murder and kidnapping since 2001.
Hindustan Times··Bengaluru



