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Crime
Seven Convicts Granted Parole on Gandhi Jayanti, Released from Buxar Central and Mukt Jails
✍️ Amar Ujala · Patna
🗓 02 Oct 2026, 08:36 PM
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The Bihar government released seven convicted prisoners from Buxar Central Jail and Mukt Jail on Gandhi Jayanti under a parole scheme.
Bihar's state administration announced that seven convicted inmates will be freed on Gandhi Jayanti as part of a parole benefit. The decision, taken under the government's holiday remission policy, applies to prisoners housed in Buxar's Central Jail and the nearby Mukt Jail.
Four of the released individuals were serving sentences in the Central Jail, while three were confined in the Mukt Jail. All seven are being granted parole, known locally as “parihar,” which allows temporary or conditional release for eligible convicts.
The move reflects the state's practice of offering remission to inmates on significant national occasions, aiming to promote goodwill and reintegration. No further details on the prisoners' identities or original sentences were disclosed.
Authorities confirmed that the released convicts will be monitored as per standard parole procedures, and any violation could lead to re‑incarceration.
Four of the released individuals were serving sentences in the Central Jail, while three were confined in the Mukt Jail. All seven are being granted parole, known locally as “parihar,” which allows temporary or conditional release for eligible convicts.
The move reflects the state's practice of offering remission to inmates on significant national occasions, aiming to promote goodwill and reintegration. No further details on the prisoners' identities or original sentences were disclosed.
Authorities confirmed that the released convicts will be monitored as per standard parole procedures, and any violation could lead to re‑incarceration.