“Lakhan,” a resident of Gauraye village in Kaushambi district, was born on January 4, 1921, according to his jail records. He was arrested in 1977 for his involvement in the death of Prabhu Saroj, who was killed during a clash between two groups on August 16, 1977. In 1982, Lakhan and three others were sentenced to life imprisonment by the District and Sessions Court in Prayagraj.
Subsequently, he appealed to the Allahabad High Court, which acquitted him after 43 years on May 2, 2025.
Lakhan’s release was made possible by the District Legal Services Authority, which pursued his case until the HC overturned his conviction. “We arranged for him to be escorted to his daughter’s home in the Sharira police station area after his release from Kaushambi District Jail,” said additional district judge Poornima Pranjal, secretary of the DLSA. Recalling his years behind bars, Lakhan said he was never forced to do any prison labour due to his age. “They didn’t assign me any work. I lived peacefully with other inmates
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