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Prisoner Walks Free Using Fake Supreme Court Order, Roams Free for 8 Years
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CNBC Awaaz•09-10-2026, 15:37
Prisoner Walks Free Using Fake Supreme Court Order, Roams Free for 8 Years
- •A life-term convict named Shankar Aradhya escaped prison in November 2018 using a fabricated Supreme Court order.
- •Shankar was serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and murder of a minor child, convicted in July 2004.
- •Jail employee Srikant S. allegedly prepared the fake document for six lakh rupees with help from Shankar's wife.
- •M. Somashekar, the then Chief Superintendent and current Jail DIG, has been arrested in connection with the case.
- •Shankar was finally tracked down and re-arrested in July 2026 after roaming free for nearly eight years.
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Shankar Aradhya walked out of Bengaluru Central Prison on November 13, 2018, after a fabricated document resembling a Supreme Court order directing his release was presented to the prison authorities.
M. Somashekar, who served as the Chief Superintendent of Bengaluru Central Prison at the time and is currently a Jail DIG, was arrested along with prison employee Srikant S. and the convict's wife.
Shankar Aradhya was convicted in July 2004 and sentenced to life imprisonment for a case involving the kidnapping and murder of a minor child for ransom.
