Sasikala released from jail after serving 4 years imprisonment in DA case
Bengaluru, Jan 27: Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala who spent four years in jail after being convicted in a corruption case has been released from jail.
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The
prison
formalities
were
completed
at
the
Victoria
Hospital
this
morning,
where
she
has
been
admitted.
She
would
either
remain
in
Victoria
or
be
moved
to
a
private
hospital
in
the
city.
Prison
authorities
said
on
Tuesday
that
the
former
aide
of
late
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Minister
J
Jayalalithaa,
will
be
formally
released
today.
Sasikala is conscious, alert and well oriented: Bangaluru Hospital
Sasikala had contracted the virus on January 20 and was admitted to the Bowring hospital initially before being shifted to the dedicated COVID-19 centre at the Victoria hospital.
Independent legislator Dhinakaran, Sasikala's nephew and founder of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) had on Monday said a decision on the discharge of her aunt from the hospital would be taken after consulting the doctors.
Sasikala was sentenced to four years imprisonment in February 2017 in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case along with her sister-in-law J Ilavarasi and Jayalalithaa''s foster son V N Sudhakaran. According to a hospital bulletin, Sasikala is now doing well.
"She is asymptomatic, conscious, alert and well oriented. She is being continuously monitored," the hospital said in the bulletin.
Authorities at the Victoria hospital said as per COVID-19 protocol she may have to spend 10 days at the facility. But, if her family wishes to shift her to a private hospital they are allowed to, they added. On the other hand, Ilavarasi, who too had contracted coronavirus is asymptomatic. She will be free in the first week of February.