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Prison DIG Somashekhar Arrested: Shocking Conspiracy Behind Fake Supreme Court Order Exposed
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News18•05-10-2026, 19:26
Prison DIG Somashekhar Arrested: Shocking Conspiracy Behind Fake Supreme Court Order Exposed
- •Parappana Agrahara Police have arrested Prison DIG Somashekhar in connection with creating a fake Supreme Court order to illegally release a life convict named Shankar.
- •The 9th ACJM Court has remanded DIG Somashekhar to police custody until October 9th for ongoing intense interrogation.
- •Investigations revealed that DIG Somashekhar and staff member Srikant plotted to free the convict driven by a personal agenda involving the convict's wife.
- •The elaborate fraud came to light after an anonymous letter reached the DG of the Prisons Department, exposing an 8-year-old escape and jailbreak conspiracy.
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Prison DIG Somashekhar was arrested for allegedly conspiring to illegally release a life convict named Shankar by creating fake Supreme Court order documents.
In December 2018, convict Shankar utilized fraudulent documents claiming a release order was issued via a Supreme Court criminal appeal to illegally walk out of Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara jail.
Shankar was arrested in 2001 for a kidnapping and extortion case, and was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment under IPC sections 364A and 120B.
