KOLLAM: An official with the Kottarakkara Special Sub-Jail was suspended on Sunday for negative comments following the jailbreak of Govindachamy.
Deputy Prison Officer Abdul Sattar R K has faced action for the comments he made during an interview.
Sattar alleged that Govindachamy had threatened to escape and harm his family. As per Sattar, Govindachamy said he would come to his house, tie him up, and brutally assault his family. Sattar also claimed some inmates had tipped off the prisons department that stolen gold was hidden in graveyards in Coimbatore, and that the individuals handling the gold were also managing Govindachamy’s case.
Sattar said Govindachamy had harassed several women before being imprisoned and that “it would have been better if he had been killed.” He said if Govindachamy were to be sentenced to death, he was willing to serve as the executioner.
The suspension order noted that Sattar’s comments came at a time when the department was already facing public criticism and had further eroded the morale of prison officials. The order stated that his remarks brought disrepute to the department and placed it under scrutiny.