Non-Bailable Warrant Issued Against VK Sasikala After Non-Appearance In Lokayukta Special Court In Bengaluru

A Lokayukta special court in Bengaluru on Tuesday has issued a non-bailable warrant against VK Sasikala confidante of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, after she failed to appear before it to face hearing in a case regarding alleged “VIP treatment” given to her during her incarceration at a prison.

Sasikala, was convicted in a disproportionate assets case in 2017, and was lodged at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in the city.

Also, the court issued NBW to another accused Ilavarasi, Sasikala’s sister-in-law.

Two persons who provided sureties to the former AIADMK leader were also issued notices before the court adjourned the hearing on Monday to October 5.

Sasikala and Ilavarasi were convicted by a special court in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa and them, and spent 4 years in the Central Prison here.

At this time, they were accused of bribing prison officials to obtain privileges and special treatment not accorded to the convicts.

In May this year, the Karnataka High Court quashed the case against 3 prison officers who were accused along with Sasikala. Krishna Kumar, the then Chief Jail Superintendent, Dr Anitha, then Assistant Superintendent of Prisons and Gajaraja Makanur, then police sub-inspector.

Those 3 were accused of providing the facilities to Sasikala from the time she was imprisoned on February 15, 2017.
Also, Sasikala approached the High Court seeking to quash the case against her.

However, the HC hasn’t ordered a stay on the proceedings against her in the Lokayukta court.

Despite this, Sasikala failed to appear in the Special Court for a hearing scheduled for Monday. Considering her repeated absence, the Court issued the Non bailable warrant (NBW).

Meera Verma

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