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Karnataka prisons DIG arrested for using fake SC order to free life convict in 2018

2 outlets reported this over 2 hours. First seen by Huduku: India Today, 5 Oct, 6:15 pm.

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First seen by Huduku India Today, 5 Oct, 6:15 pm Latest 5 Oct, 8:23 pm

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Most outlets used: prisons, DIG, SC, order, free, life

  1. India Today
    Karnataka prisons DIG arrested for using fake SC order to free life convict in 2018

    Words only this outlet used: Karnataka, arrested, using fake.

  2. Hindustan Times
    Prisons DIG Somashekar held over forged SC order used to free life convict in 2018

    Words only this outlet used: Somashekar held, forged, used.

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  • Supreme Court Observer ↗ Outlet · English Reports, case pages and analysis on the Supreme Court, by the Legal Observer Trust, with offices in Bengaluru and New Delhi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
  • The Leaflet ↗ Outlet · English Legal and public policy news and opinion; owned by AGIJ Promotion of Nineteenonea Media Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (About page). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
  • DAKSH ↗ Research · English Bengaluru civil society group founded in 2008: research on courts and tribunals, and a High Court data portal. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
  • Indian Kanoon ↗ Archive · English Search engine for Indian laws and judgments, run by IKanoon Software Development Pvt Ltd; free search, paid extras. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
  • LiveLaw: Karnataka High Court ↗ Outlet · English LiveLaw's page of Karnataka High Court reports; LiveLaw is published by Live Law Media Pvt Ltd, Kochi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
  • Bar & Bench (Kannada) ↗ Outlet · Kannada Kannada edition of Bar & Bench: legal news from the courts, published by SAB Media Software Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
  • Bar & Bench ↗ Outlet · English Legal news on courts, law firms and law schools, published by SAB Media Software Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)

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  • National Judicial Data Grid (district courts) ↗ Records · English National Judicial Data Grid: pending and disposed cases in district courts, by state, district and year, with age of cases. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
  • eCourts services ↗ Records · English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil e-Committee of the Supreme Court: case status, court orders and cause lists for district courts and High Courts, in Kannada too. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)

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