CCTV shows Sasikala entering jail in non-prison uniform

The footage was submitted by ex-DIG (Prisons) D Roopa on August 19 as part of her statement to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in support of her allegations that Sasikala was being given preferential treatment in the prison.

The footage shows Sasakala and her sister-in-law Ilavarasi carrying bags and apparently entering the Parapanna Agrahara Central Prison, where Sasikala is serving a sentence in the disproportionate assets case, after a guard opens one of the gates. It, however, does not throw light on when it was recorded or which part of the jail it is from.

The Bengaluru prison uniform in all-white and made of khadi. The video clip shows Sasikala, who is 61-years-old now, wearing a dark colour salwar-kameez.

DG Prisons Nahar Singh Megharikh told the media today that he was not aware of the footage.

He said a one-man commission, probing allegations of Sasikala getting preferential treatment in the jail, is yet to submit its report.

"Once the commission submits the report, we will know what exactly happened in the prison," he said.

Sasikala is lodged in the jail ever since her conviction in February in a disproportionate assets case along with her two relatives V N Sudhakaran and ilavarasi. They are all serving a four-year jail term. When contacted, Roopa said that she had given evidence to the ACB on August 19.

Roopa had alleged on July 13 that preferential treatment was being given to Sasikala in the prison, amid allegations of payment of Rs two crore to an official for it, prompting the Karnataka government to order a probe into it.