Ex-MLA frees four inmates on birthday

MYSORE: Birthday celebrations of former Congress MLA M K Somashekar turned out to be an unforgettable day for four inmates of the Mysore Central Jail on Tuesday morning.
Somashekar celebrated his birthday in a unique way by paying the fine for the release of the four prisoners from jail. Rangappa, 35, Srinivasa, 40, Swamy, 22, and Sameeullah, 34, were freed after the former Congress MLA paid Rs 21,400 for their release, said T N Jayasimha, jail chief superintendent.
All the four inmates had been forced to stay in jail even after the completion of their imprisonment term, since they had failed to pay the fine, he said.
Srinivasa, Swamy, and Sameeullaha are residents of Mysore and Rangappa is a resident of Hassan.