DIG Somashekar arrested by Parappana Agrahara Police in Bengaluru over alleged fake Supreme Court order

Parappana Agrahara Police arrested DIG Somashekar regarding allegations of releasing a life-sentence convict using a fake Supreme Court order. The police are investigating the role of Somashekar, who was the jail Chief Superintendent and is currently DIG. The investigation revealed that convict Shankar, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case in 2018, was released on November 13, 2018, based on a fake Supreme Court order. Both convict Shankar and Sreekanth S, who is accused of creating the fake order, have been arrested. Police are now investigating Somashekar's role in the case, having taken him into custody for questioning.