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Sasikala sentenced: Security beefed up around Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara jail

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BENGALURU: Bengaluru City police have made elaborate security arrangements around Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in the city, following the conviction for VK Sasikala and two others. 

Senior police officials along with Karnataka State Reserve Police and City Armed Reserve personnel have been deployed near the Central Prison. At the same time, policemen were deployed in large numbers at Hosur check post, near Tamil Nadu border. According to police sources, the measure is to prevent the flow Sasikala supporters into the city.

It can be recalled that former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalitha was imprisoned at Parappana Agrahara for 21 days from September to October of 2014.

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