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Hyderabad: Jail official shifted for bias towards VIPs

Hyderabad: Alleged preferential treatment to the VIPs lodged at the Chanchalguda central prison and their family members by the prison superintendent K Kesava Naidu led to his transfer here on Monday. Though the exercise is being described as "routine" by the prison top brass, sources said Naidu was transferred after he allegedly allowed some prisoners more 'mulaqats' than rules permitted.

Naidu has been transferred to the State Institute of Correctional Administration (SICA), located on the premises of the headquarters of the prisons department in Chanchalguda as its chief principal. On Monday, authorities of the AP Prisons Department received the orders from the jails minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy. "The authorities will formally send the transfer orders to Naidu on Tuesday," a senior prisons official told Express. B Saidaiah, superintendent of the Warangal Central Prison, will replace Naidu as the superintendent of the central prison.

There are 10 high-profile prisoners lodged in the Cherlapally prison including Jagan Mohan Reddy, Mopidevi Venkataramana, suspended IAS officer BP Acharya and industrialist Nimagadda Prasad among others. According to top sources, Naidu had reportedly been giving more mulaqats to special-class prisoners including Jagan. "He got too close to some special-class prisoners and used to interact with them regularly," the sources claimed.

Kesava Naidu had gone on leave for about three months from May 16 to August 8 citing personal reasons during which period deputy superintendent K Venkateshwara Reddy held charge as superintendent. Naidu resumed his duty on August 9. Naidu has 

Bihar: Jail superintendent attacked by prisoners

Araria: The jail superintendent of a divisional prison in Araria in Bihar was on Thursday injured when a group of prisoners attacked him during inspection. According to Superintendent of Police Shivdeep Lande, jail superintendent R K Chauhan was attacked by about six inmates while he was inspecting the prison cells. Chauhan sustained a fracture to a finger in the attack and has been admitted to Sadar hospital for treatment. An...  

UP: Suspended jail superintendent shoots wife, self

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a suspended superintendent of a UP jail shot his wife dead before committing suicide in the Vijay Nagar locality in the Krishna Nagar area of Lucknow on Friday. RK Kesarwani, superintendent of the Meerut jail, was recently suspended for alleged irregularities. He and his wife were admitted to the trauma centre in Lucknow, where they were declared brought dead. The reason for his extreme...  

UP: Jail superintendent shoots self, survives

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, the superintendent of a UP jail shot himself in Lucknow on Friday. RK Kesarwani, the superintendent of Meerut Jail, was admitted to the Trauma Centre in Lucknow. The reason for his extreme step is yet unknown. Kesarwani had been earlier posted in Lucknow. ...  

Rules bent for Suresh Kalmadi in Tihar jail?

New Delhi: High-profile Commonwealth Games accused Suresh Kalmadi is in trouble for being given preferential treatment at Delhi's Tihar jail. Sources have told CNN-IBN that jail rules were bent to help Suresh Kalmadi - accused of misappropriation of funds in the Commonwealth Games - have tea and biscuits with the jail superintendent in his chamber. The jail Superintendent was relieved from his position on Friday after the incident came to...