While his return is being touted as a curious case for the politics of the Kosi region, the extent of Anand Mohan's political clout remains to be seen. The Indian Express visited Panchgachhia on the day of his release from jail, nearly 15 years after he was convicted for the 1994 lynching of IAS officer G Krishnaiah
The state government had last week amended the Bihar Police Jail Manuals, 2012, by dropping “murder of a public servant on duty” as one of the categories of crime for which an accused could not be considered for premature release before 20 years.