Hyderabad: Satyam Computer Services Ltd's disgraced founder B Ramalinga Raju has been living the life of an ordinary inmate since his arrest on January 9.
Ramalinga Raju has been eating watery dal and rice and sharing toilets with other prisoners.
But now Nampally Criminal Court in Hyderabad has granted him special status allowing him access to facilities that go beyond basic necessities.
So after spending almost a month in Hyderabad's Chanchalguda Jail, Ramalinga Raju finally has something to feel relieved about.
He will now not have to share prison space with petty thieves and ordinary prisoners.
So after spending almost a month in Hyderabad's Chanchalguda Jail, Ramalinga Raju finally has something to feel relieved about.
He will now not have to share prison space with petty thieves and ordinary prisoners.
Raju will now be entitled to an individual cell and can also have access to fruits, biscuits and other food items brought by his family.
Raju will also be allowed to read newspapers and books of his choice. His individual cell will be furnished with a cot, mattress, a table, a chair and also have a separate bathroom.
Though Andhra Pradesh Prison Rule does allow allotment of special status to any accused from a respectable educational background and of a certain economic status, the jail superintendent confirmed that it was the first time in 20 years that the status has been awarded to an undertrail.
The prosecution had argued aggressively against conferring Raju with a special status saying that someone who managed a fraud of such a high magnitude cannot be treated as special.
But for now, even as Raju's bail seems far fetched, he may find solace in the court's decision to make his living a little more comfortable in the jail.
Raju will also be allowed to read newspapers and books of his choice. His individual cell will be furnished with a cot, mattress, a table, a chair and also have a separate bathroom.
Though Andhra Pradesh Prison Rule does allow allotment of special status to any accused from a respectable educational background and of a certain economic status, the jail superintendent confirmed that it was the first time in 20 years that the status has been awarded to an undertrail.
The prosecution had argued aggressively against conferring Raju with a special status saying that someone who managed a fraud of such a high magnitude cannot be treated as special.
But for now, even as Raju's bail seems far fetched, he may find solace in the court's decision to make his living a little more comfortable in the jail.
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