In her second attempt after fulfilling all conditions required by the jail authorities, ousted AIADMK leader VK Sasikala, who is serving a jail term at the Parappanagrahara high security prison on the outskirts of Bengaluru got a five days emergency parole from 7-10-2017 to 11-10-2017 on Friday to meet her estranged husband VK Natarajan, who is in a Chennai hospital and underwent a liver and kidney transplant.
Sasikala, who had applied fifteen days emergency parole was granted only five days by the jail authorities with many conditions. Sasikala, a kaidi number 9234 at central prison had applied for parole on October 3, which was rejected on technical grounds for not producing certain requisite documents. later, she filed another application with a fresh plea for parole, which was granted.
Rajya Sabha member from Tamil Nadu Navneet Krishnan has given an undertaking for Sasikala’s parole, her lawyer Krisnappana told reporters outside the jail premises. “Rs 1,000 surety also has been deposited,” he added.
As per the parole conditions, Sasikala will be restricted to only visit the hospital, where her husband Natarajan is admitted. She will also be allowed in the residence, which has been mentioned in her plea. During the parole period, Sasikala is not allowed to entertain any visitors or involve in any kind of public or party activities or interact with the media.
Sasikala’s husband, M Natarajan (74) underwent the liver and kidney transplant on October 3 with the organs harvested from a brain-dead youth, according to Gleneagles Global Health City hospital in Chennai. Sasikala has been in Parapana Agrahara central jail here since February this year after the Supreme Court upheld her conviction by a special court in a disproportionate assets(DA) case.
A few supporters of Sasikala gathered outside the jail premises. Sasikala’s nephew TTV Dinakaran had arrived at the jail had completed the parole formalities. According to jail authorities Tamil Nadu Police had issued an NOC to the Karnataka Government for granting parole to Sasikala.
Sasikala’s relatives Ilavarasi and V N Sudhakaran are also serving four-year jail terms.
AIADMK leader VK Sasikala Natarajan, a close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa jailed for four years in the central prison at Parappana Agrahara here in disproportionate case left by road to Chennai. Her nephew TTV Dhinakaran arrived this morning at the Bengaluru Central Prison with a group of supporters who were reported waiting for her interim release from the high security jail.
She had been jailed for nearly eight months in this jail following a Supreme Court order.
The conditions set by the authorities include that Sasikala should not hold any political meetings, not to meet any politicians or State officials, nor indulge in criminal activities and others. However, she was given permission to stay in her relative’s homes in Chennai during her parole period and return to the jail at the end of it. Eom/blr