Former All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader VK Sasikala will be released from prison on Wednesday, reported PTI. She will, however, r...
Former All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader VK Sasikala will be released from prison on Wednesday, reported PTI. She will, however, remain in hospital as she is being treated for the coronavirus infection.
Sasikala, who was a close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa, was convicted in a disproportionate assets case on February 14, 2017. She is set to be released after paying a Rs 10-crore fine, failing which her imprisonment would have been extended by 13 more months.
In the 21-year-old case, Jayalalithaa was also accused of colluding with Sasikala, her sister-in-law Ilavarasi, and their nephew Sudhakaran between 1991 and 1996. The four had allegedly amassed a wealth of around Rs 65 crore, which were disproportionate to their known sources of income. Some of the properties under the scanner in the case include Jayalalithaa’s Kodanad estate and her Poes Garden residence.
An official from the Parapanna Agrahara Prison, where Sasikala is lodged, told PTI that all the paperwork and formalities related to her release will be completed in hospital. It was unclear when she will be discharged.
The 63-year-old had tested positive for the coronavirus on January 20, days ahead of her scheduled release. She was admitted to Bengaluru’s Bowring Hospital, and was later shifted to...
