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Karnataka DIG Arrested for Releasing Life-Convict Using Fake Supreme Court Order
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News18•06-10-2026, 19:00
Karnataka DIG Arrested for Releasing Life-Convict Using Fake Supreme Court Order
- •DIG M. Somashekar was arrested for allegedly releasing life-convict Shankar Aradhya prematurely in November 2018 using a fabricated Supreme Court order.
- •Shankar Aradhya was serving a life sentence for the 2004 kidnapping and ransom-murder of a minor child before walking out of Bengaluru Central Jail.
- •A complaint regarding the fake release remained pending for four years until the investigation was revived under DGP Alok Kumar.
- •Jail staff Srikant S., who allegedly prepared the forged document, and Shankar's wife were also arrested in connection with the case.
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M. Somashekar was arrested because he allegedly permitted the premature release of life-convict Shankar Aradhya based on a fabricated Supreme Court order while serving as the Chief Superintendent of Bengaluru Central Jail in November 2018.
Shankar Aradhya walked out of Bengaluru Central Jail on November 13, 2018, and remained out of prison for about eight years before the case was officially reopened in May 2026.
According to the investigation, Srikant S., who worked as a Second Division Assistant in the Convict Prisoner Section of the jail at the time, allegedly prepared the fake document.
