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Karnataka prisons DIG arrested for using fake SC order to free life convict in 2018

Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services DIG M Somashekar has been taken into custody by the state police in connection with the alleged release of a life convict using a forged Supreme Court order.

India Today2 sources1 min readFiled October 5, 2026

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    Prisons DIG Somashekar held over forged SC order used to free life convict in 2018
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    Karnataka prisons DIG arrested for using fake SC order to free life convict in 2018

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