Prisons DIG accused of sexually exploiting prisoner's wife for freedom

A senior official of the prisons department, M Somashekar, was arrested for allegedly helping a life convict leave the Bengaluru prison using a forged Supreme Court order eight years ago. M Somashekar, serving as Deputy Inspector General (North Range) in the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services, Belagavi, was arrested on October 4. Authorities stated that a court remanded him in police custody until October 9.