<p class="title">Retired DGP (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayan Rao has filed a defamation suit against DIGP D Roopa, the Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety, seeking Rs 20 crore as damage and compensation for maligning his professional reputation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The original suit (OS) was filed at the Bengaluru City Civil Court and the court had issued a notice to Roopa and posted the matter to December 16 for the next hearing. Rao has also made an English newspaper and a vernacular television channel party along with Roopa in his suit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It may be recalled that Roopa while serving as DIG Prisons submitted a report to the government on prison irregularities. She also alleged that senior police officials had taken Rs 2 crore bribe to provide special privileges to high profile prisoners like Sasikala and Telgi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later the government sent Rao on leave before his retirement while transferring Roopa as commissioner for road safety and traffic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DH News Service</p>
<p class="title">Retired DGP (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayan Rao has filed a defamation suit against DIGP D Roopa, the Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety, seeking Rs 20 crore as damage and compensation for maligning his professional reputation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The original suit (OS) was filed at the Bengaluru City Civil Court and the court had issued a notice to Roopa and posted the matter to December 16 for the next hearing. Rao has also made an English newspaper and a vernacular television channel party along with Roopa in his suit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It may be recalled that Roopa while serving as DIG Prisons submitted a report to the government on prison irregularities. She also alleged that senior police officials had taken Rs 2 crore bribe to provide special privileges to high profile prisoners like Sasikala and Telgi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later the government sent Rao on leave before his retirement while transferring Roopa as commissioner for road safety and traffic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DH News Service</p>
