Sasikala parole plea rejected on technical grounds, can apply again tomorrow

Sasikala will be able to file a fresh parole application tomorrow.

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No parole for Saiskala
No parole for Saiskala

No parole for Saiskala, as jail authorities reject plea to meet ailing husband

Prison authorities in Karnataka rejected the parole appliation of AIADMK leader Sasikala, jailed after being convicted of in a disproportionate assets case.

Sasikala had requested parole in order to meet her ailing husband. Prison authorities held that her parole plea was not backed by a legally approved health certificate stating that her husband was unwell.

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Sasikala will be able to file a fresh parole application tomorrow.

AIADMK's disputed deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran said that a 15 days' parole has been applied for Sasikala so that she can meet her ailing husband.

VK Sasikala, who was convicted in a disproportionate asset case, is currently lodged in Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru.

Her husband has been hospitaliSed for the last nine months due to kidney and liver ailments.

Watch: Sasikala applies for 15-day parole to attend to her ailing husband