It was alleged that VK Sasikala is being given special treatment in Parappana Agrahara Central jail, where she has been imprisoned after being acquitted in the disproportionate assets case. This claim was made by Karnataka's Deputy Inspector of General Prisons D Roopa who has now been transferred. D Roopa, in her report, also suggested that Sasikala paid Rs 2 crore was paid to avail facilities like five rooms, cot, bed, television and a separate kitchen inside the prison. A probe was ordered by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, who ordered Roopa's transfer. However, during the Public Accounts Committee Meeting of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, that was recently, the prison high officials agreed that the former general secretary of AIADMK was given special treatment.

Source: India Today July 24, 2017 01:07 UTC