Sasikala case: State government orders ACB probe against ex-DGP
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has ordered a probe by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) against former Director-General of Police (Prisons), in connection with the allegations of bribery for reportedly giving special privileges to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s aide V.K. Sasikala.
This is based on the recommendations of the Vinay Kumar Fact Finding Committee on alleged irregularities in the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.
It was alleged that Mr H.N. Satyanarayana Rao, who has since retired from service, accepted illegal gratification of ₹ 2 crore for giving special privileges to Ms. Sasikala.
The ACB had earlier conducted a preliminary inquiry into the allegations, based on a complaint by IPS officer D. Roopa, and closed the inquiry, RTI documents revealed. The agency will now have to begin the probe afresh, following a specific order from the government.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
