When it came to R.K. Sharma, jail rules were either flaunted or totally ignored. His family did not have to seek a formal appointment for a mulaqat and throughout his time behind bars, influential Haryana police officers continued to visit Sharma. His wife would drop in to meet the boss Ajay Aggarwal frequently and then meet her husband in the deputy superintendent’s room. It was as if murdering a woman was a petty crime.
