Enquiry points to gross dereliction of duty in the release of conman
18 Apr, 2012An inquiry by Deputy Inspector General of Police (Prisons) S Ravi into the alleged illegal release of the SM Masood without any court documents on 27th December 2011 has reportedly revealed dereliction of duty and not following the manual relating to release of prisoners and under trials. As reported earlier in the site (16thApril), the issue came to light following an application under the RTI Act. It was claimed by the complainant that SM Masood, undertrial prisoner No 5782 lodged at Parappana Agrahara jail of Karnataka, was released without any court orders only on the basis of a letter from a lawyer in Chennai identified as F Arif Nawaz written on 26th December 2011.