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

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

IndiaToday.in  | Posted by Amit Vasudev
Chennai, October 3, 2017 | UPDATED 19:21 IST
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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.

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.