Fact Check: Is VK Sasikala going to be Released from Jail? Report

Bengaluru Central Prison authorities clarified the speculations that claimed that expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala could be released soon. 

According to media reports, staff in prison department stated that they receive a list of inmates who are due to be released in the next 30 days and they did not find Sasikala’s name in the list.

Several aspects are taken into consideration before releasing an inmate from jail. This includes the number of days they are eligible for remission. Special remission granted and the number of days they have spent in parole. 

"As per the Karnataka Prison Rules, three days remission per month for good behaviour, discipline and scrupulous attention to all prison regulations is granted, while other three days per month for industry and performance of allotted work is granted.  Besides, under special remission, the Superintendent can grant 30 days remission in a year and the IG 60 days. These needs to be taken into consideration while releasing a convict. By all probability, she may be released next month or August," an official told The New Indian Express.

Whereas, Chief Superintendent of the prison, Sheshamurthy told The New Indian Express that the release date in this case has not been decided so far. 

Sasikala, Ilavarasi and Sudhakaran were convicted in a disproportionate assets case by the Supreme Court in February, 2017. They are serving a four-year jail term at central prison located in Parappana Agrahara.