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Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, whose release from jail after Bihar government tweaked prison rules has sparked a huge row, walked out of jail in the early hours today.
The order for Mohan's release follows the cabinet nod for amending the prison rules under which, previously, those involved in serious cases like the killing of a government servant could not be released even after the elapse of 14 years.
Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, serving a life sentence in a three-decade-old case of an IAS officer's murder, was released from the jail in Saharsa on Thursday morning, three days after the Bihar government ordered his release.
Plans for a 500-car road show were abandoned after the controversy surrounding his release.
Days after the Nitish Kumar government amended the Prison Manual rules which cleared the path for his release, gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh walked out of jail early on Thursday morning.