National Desk, 28 June: Tripura government will release prisoners who have served two-thirds of their jail terms under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav programme to commemorate the state’s 75th anniversary of independence, an official said on Wednesday.
Five prisoners including dreaded criminal Amit Saha were previously given special remission and released from the central jail in West Tripura in two stages, according to PTI.
“We have taken up a process for special remission of convicted persons who have completed 66 per cent of their jail term and maintained good conduct. This is being done following an instruction from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,” Apurba Kumar Chakraborty, OSD to department of prisons, told PTI.
Chakraborty declined to say how many prisoners have completed two-thirds of their prison time whose names have been put forward for the special remission that is expected to be finished by August 15 and are being held in various jails throughout the northeastern state. “The special remission is a long process and the Governor has the last say on the recommendations of the state government,” he said.
Currently, 1,335 convicted persons are lodged in 14 jails while the intake capacity is 2,365. “We are providing best possible treatment facilities to the inmates. Occasionally, special health camps are also being held in the district jails,” he added.
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