Sasikala at Bengaluru jail: 10 things about Parappana Agrahara prison

 

Panneerselvam’s supporters have reportedly broken the glasses of Tamil Nadu registration cars near Parappana Agrahara alleging Sasikala has cheated the people Jayalalithaa loved.

 

Meanwhile, her supporters including AIADMK party leader Thambidurai with husband Natarajan are waiting in the court premises.

 

Here are 10 things you should know about Parappana Agrahara prison:

 

1) The Central Jail got this name as it is situated at Parappana Agrahara, it is also known as Bengaluru Central Jail

 

2) It has housed (in arrest) many VIP prisoners including former TN Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa, Business magnet Krishnaiah Chetty, Mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, Multi-crore Stamp Paper Scam kingpin Kareem Lal Telgi and now former AIADMK General Secretary VS Sasikala

 

 

3) The Parappana Agrahara Jail was transformed as Central Prison in the year 2000

 

4) Jail at Parappana Agrahara started operating from 1997

 

5) Parappana Agrahara is the largest prison in the Indian state of Karnataka spread around 40 acres

 

 

6) Its speciality is that it has 4,400 inmates despite the fact that the jail can house only 2,200 inmates

 

7) The prison has a library with over 40,000 books and periodicals.

 

8) Earlier, the Central Pison was situated at Freedom Park, which was closed in 2000 and now operates as the public park and a memorial

 

9) Jayalalithaa spent 21 days in Parappana Agrahara as prisoner No 7402

 

10) Sasikala with her nephew Sudhakaran and sister-in-law Ilavarasi have already spent 21 days in Parappana Agrahara in 2014 in the disproportionate assets case along with Jayalalithaa