Superintendent of Mandya District Prison Transferred for Dereliction of Duty
The development comes just days after a petition purportedly signed by around 80 inmates of Mandya Jail had surfaced, with an alleged list of rates collected for various facilities inside the prison
Bengaluru: Superintendent of the Mandya District Prison M Shanthamma has been transferred to Ballari Central Prison allegedly due to dereliction of duty, officials said on Monday.
The development comes just days after a petition purportedly signed by around 80 inmates of Mandya Jail had surfaced, with an alleged list of rates collected for various facilities inside the prison.
The petition, copies of which were reportedly sent to the media with the inmates' signatures, thumb impressions and under-trial prisoner (UTP) numbers, contained a purported "rate list" for different facilities, including monthly payments allegedly linked to specific cells.
The Karnataka Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar said that Shanthamma has been transferred due to dereliction of duty to Ballari Central Prison, without divulging further details.
The DGP (Prisons) had also inspected the Mandya jail recently following allegations that an undertrial government officer, who was admitted to a special ward at MIMS Hospital in Mandya for treatment, was found with a woman during a surprise inspection by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA).
The KSLSA team inspected MIMS Hospital on August 22.
According to official sources, during the inspection, it was found that the Assistant Director of Land Records (ADLR) survey supervisor Mahamad Hussain, an undertrial in a corruption case, had been admitted to the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) hospital here, where he had been undergoing treatment since August 21.
They said there was no court permission and also no serious health condition warranting such treatment.
