Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s aide VK Sasikala on Wednesday paid Rs 10-crore fine in a disproportionate assets case, PTI ...
Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s aide VK Sasikala on Wednesday paid Rs 10-crore fine in a disproportionate assets case, PTI reported. Sasikala’s lawyer N Raja Senthoor Pandian said that she was likely to be released soon.
“I expect her to be free soon, earlier than the scheduled release date of January 27, 2021,” he told the news agency.
The fine was deposited at a civil court in Bengaluru. The court will now inform prison authorities about the payment. Sasikala’s relatives paid the amount on her behalf, according to The Hindu. Her brother-in-law Palanivel paid Rs 3.25 crore, while his wife Vasantha Devi deposited Rs 3.75 crore. Sasikala’s nephew’s wife gave Rs 3 crore.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami said that there will be no change in All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s stand towards Sasikala. He added that Sasikala and her family won’t be allowed to join the party or the state government, NDTV reported.
Sasikala has been in jail since 2017 after being convicted in a disproportionate assets case. Two of Sasikala’s relatives – VN Sudhakaran and J Elavarasi – were also arrested in the case.
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