Girls unable to eat local fare like lemon rice served to inmates
Girls unable to eat local fare like lemon rice served to inmates
Sub-Inspector Rao Ganesh's injuries would have been more severe after he was assaulted by Irani girls Azara Faizle and Farima, who were stopped by him for drink driving on Wednesday at Cubbon Road. It has emerged that the girl who bit the cop's arm before punching him has a black belt in karate. The girls who have been lodged in Central Jail have been living on milk and day since their arrest as they can'tu00a0have Kannada staples that are served in jail. "The government has certain privileges for inmates of other nationalities like providing them milk and bread for breakfast," explained MC Vishwanath Iyer, Superintendent of Central Jail.
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Cover story: Irani students Azara Faizle and Farima after their arrest on Wednesday for drink-driving and assaulting Traffic Sub-Inspector Rao Ganesh on Cubbon Road. File pic |
He added that foreigners are kept in separate cells for security purposes and given carpets and bed sheets for sleeping. "Indian inmates get chitranna (lemon rice) and puliogare (tamarind rice) as their breakfast," explained Iyer.
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Strong arm of the law:u00a0 ACP Ashok Kumar speaks to Sub-Inspector Rao Ganesh who was allegedly attacked by drunk Iranian women students Azara Faizle and Farima on Friday. File pic |
Bail sought
The girls had tested positive on the alcometer, and Farmimau00a0 was found to have been driving without a licence. Sub-Inspector Rao Ganesh booked Farima for drunken driving. Azara reportedly got out of the car, tried to forcibly take away the papers from Ganesh's motorcycle box and bit him. The girls are to be produced in court tomorrow.u00a0 "The court has still not considered their bail plea. It is pending till Tuesday. We submitted reports to the Iranian embassy but they have not contacted us so far," said BB Ashok, ACP, Pulakeshinagar. Farima has an engineering degree from BMS College and Azara is a BSc in biotechnology from Dayanand Sagar College.
