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Tag: VIP culture

Posted inIndia, South Asia

Sasikala’s jail VIP treatment: video evidence emerges

by Asia Times staff August 21, 2017

CCTV footage showing VK Sasikala walking through the main entrance of Parappana Agrahara central jail in Bangalore wearing civilian clothes surfaced on Monday, according to media reports. The politician is serving a four-year term for corruption. The video was offered as evidence by D Roopa, an Indian Police Service officer who alleged that special treatment was […]

Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Vikas Barala admits to police that he followed woman

by Asia Times staff August 10, 2017
Posted inUncategorized

Jail corruption scandal: whistleblower transferred

by Asia Times staff July 17, 2017
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Prisons chief says he is open to Sasikala corruption probe

by Asia Times staff July 13, 2017
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Ban on ‘red beacons’ a step to ending India’s VIP culture

by E Jaya Kumar April 26, 2017

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