This comes after a court in Bengaluru is said to have accepted a fine amount of Rs 10 crore and passed an order. Four DDs for Rs 10 crore and Rs 10,000 with memo was filed on Tuesday before a city civil court in Bengaluru. VK Sasikala, the aide of Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is serving a four-year jail term in a disproportionate assets case, after being convicted by the Supreme Court. According to the conviction order, she had to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore, failing which, she would have to serve another year behind bars. What makes the timing of her possible release even more crucial is that the Assembly elections for Tamil Nadu are scheduled for summer 2021.

Source: dna November 19, 2020 01:30 UTC