Karnataka DIG Arrested Over Forged Supreme Court Order Releasing Life Convict
Karnataka police arrested M Somashekar, then Chief Superintendent of Bengaluru Central Prison and now DIG, for allegedly aiding the release of life convict Shankar A Aradhya using a forged Supreme Court order in 2018. The forged order, created by prison assistant Srikanth S, led to Shankar's release despite his upheld life sentence for a 2001 kidnapping case. Shankar's wife and Srikanth were also arrested. The case emerged after a complaint by the current prison superintendent and is under ongoing investigation.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (28/100). Lens Score 69/100.
Outlets measured: indianexpress, indiatoday. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–28/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 5 Oct, 12:47 pm. Other outlets followed.
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